Belongs vs Possess

Cuándo usar cada una en inglés, con significado, registro y ejemplos.

Belongs

Top 1000 (muy común)

Possess

Top 2000 (común) B2 verb

Más común: Belongs

	Belongs	Possess
Pronunciación	🇬🇧 //bɪˈlɒŋz// 🇺🇸 //bɪˈlɔŋz//	🇬🇧 /["/pəˈzes/","/pəˈzesɪz/","/pəˈzest/","/pəˈzesɪŋ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/pəˈzes/","/pəˈzesɪz/","/pəˈzest/","/pəˈzesɪŋ/"]/
Significado	To be the property of someone or something.	Ser dueño o tener algo. To own or have something.
Ejemplo	This book belongs to me.	He does not possess the required skills for the job.
Registro	Neutral	Neutral
Qué tan común	Top 1000 (muy común)	Top 2000 (común)
Nivel CEFR	-	B2
Categoría gramatical		verb
Colocaciones	belong to a community, belong to someone, belong in this place, truly belongs, always belong	possess a skill, possess knowledge, possess property, possess power, possess a weapon
Antónimos	does not belong, alienates, is excluded	lack, lose, release
Errores comunes	Confusing 'belong' with 'belonging', which has a different meaning., Using 'belong' without 'to' when indicating ownership., Incorrectly using 'belong' for non-possessive relationships.	Confused with 'possessed' as a past participle., Used inappropriately with inanimate objects, instead of 'have'., Incorrectly formed the question, such as 'Do you possess a car?' instead of 'Do you have a car?'
Notas de uso	Used to indicate ownership or association. More common in informal conversations than formal writing. Avoid using in situations where ownership may be ambiguous.	Se usa al hablar de propiedad, ya sea de objetos físicos o cualidades abstractas. Evita en contextos demasiado informales y opta por sinónimos más simples como 'tener' en el habla casual. Used when talking about ownership, either of physical items or abstract qualities. Avoid in overly informal contexts and opt for simpler synonyms like 'have' in casual speech.

Míralo en clips reales

The DNA belongs to Judge Surrillo, Harvey Dent and Commissioner Loeb.

Belongs

The Lord Of The Rings › The Fellowship Of The Ring

...by any craft that we here possess.

House Of Dragons › S1 E1

if it does not already possess one?

The Lord Of The Rings › The Fellowship Of The Ring

...by any craft that we here possess.

House Of Dragons › S1 E1

if it does not already possess one?

Possess

Preguntas frecuentes: Belongs vs Possess

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre Belongs y Possess?

Belongs: To be the property of someone or something. Possess: To own or have something.

¿Cuál es más común: Belongs y Possess?

Belongs es la más común en el inglés cotidiano.

¿Puedes mostrar un ejemplo de cada una?

Belongs: This book belongs to me. Possess: He does not possess the required skills for the job.

¿Puedo usar Belongs y Possess indistintamente?

No siempre. Belongs y Possess están relacionadas y a veces se solapan, pero difieren en registro, frecuencia y uso, así que cambiar una por otra puede alterar el significado o el tono. Revisa las diferencias de arriba antes de sustituir.