1 verb be in rightful position INTRANSITIVEput that back where it belongscuir é sin ar ais ina áit féinthese animals don't belong in a cityní hí an chathair an áit cheart do na hainmhithe seothese books belong over therethall ansin ba cheart do na leabhair seo a bheithput the blame where it belongscuir an milleán ar an duine ceartthe entire proposal belongs in the dustbinba cheart an moladh ar fad a chaitheamh i dtraipisí2 verb have affinity for INTRANSITIVEhe felt he didn't belongbhraith sé coimhthíosI belong heretáim ar mo shuaimhneas anseo, seo an áit is dual dom, tá mé sa bhaile anseoto return to where you belongfilleadh ar an áit is dual duit
phrasal verbs
belong to
1 (v + prep) be the property of TRANSITIVEthe land belongs to the stateis leis an stát an talamhwho does this pen belong to?cé leis an peann seo?a coat belonging to Seáncóta de chuid Sheáin2 (v + prep) be a member of TRANSITIVEbheith i do bhall deshe belongs to the drama clubtá sí ina ball den chumann drámaíochta3 (v + prep) be part of TRANSITIVEbain le c m uthey all belong to the same genusbaineann siad go léir leis an ngéineas céanna, den ghéineas amháin iad uilighe belongs to the same crowdbaineann seisean leis an dream céannathese socks don't belong togetherní péire iad na stocaí seo4 (v + prep) come from time, place TRANSITIVEshe belongs to another era altogetherbaineann sí le ré eile ar fad, ó ré eile ar fad íthey don't belong to these partsní de bhunadh na háite seo iad, ní as na bólaí seo iad, ní as na taobhanna seo iad5 (v + prep) be due to TRANSITIVEbheith ag dul dothe credit for that belongs to Peadartá a bhuíochas sin ag dul do Pheadar, tá a bhuíochas sin ar Pheadar6 (v + prep) originate from sb TRANSITIVEthe work belonged to Únasaothar de chuid Úna a bhí ann, ba le hÚna an saotharthe voice belonged to Micheál Ó Muircheartaighguth Mhichíl Uí Mhuircheartaigh a bhí ann7 (v + prep) go to TRANSITIVEthe day belongs to Claretá an lá leis an gClárthe match belonged to Donegalba iad na Conallaigh a rug an bua leo