how to pronounce belong

/bɪˈlɔːŋ/

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belong is pronounced in two syllables

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bɪlɔːŋ

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An example use of belong in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… that the count would belong to her so …”

meaning of belong

Belong means to be a part of something or to have a connection with something.

belong frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word belong occurs in english on average 21.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics belong can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that belong can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

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