belong to

phrasal verb

belonged to; belonging to; belongs to

1

: to be the property of (someone) : to be owned by

The money belongs to him.

The house belongs not just to her, but to her husband as well.

His style belongs only to himself.

2

: to be a member of (a club, organization, etc.)

The family belongs to a country club.

Most of the company's employees belong to an HMO.

3

: to be included in (a category, group, etc.)

What family does that bird belong to?

4

: to be a part of (something)

the parts belonging to the clock

Examples of belong to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The search was carried out by a Coast Guard plane that took off from California, a vessel in the area that belonged to the Coast Guard's emergency assistance system and three other nearby vessels that were asked to help. —Joe Walsh, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026

Researchers later realized that a femur found alongside the skull fragments belonged to the hominin, but when it was first analyzed, researchers saw no evidence for bipedalism. —Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 2 Jan. 2026

That title belongs to Luis Severino, who is now a country away from New York City, pitching in Sacramento for the A’s. —Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026

The worst performing Power City Index belonged to Dallas, Texas, with a median return of negative 10%. —Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for belong to

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue