belong to

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

Ukraine's drones have pummeled the giant depots belonging to Wildberries, Russia’s biggest online retailer, burning billions of dollars’ worth of merchandise and bringing the war home to the broad public. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Police have not confirmed whether the vehicle belonged to a suspect or victim, but say it is being processed for evidence as part of the investigation. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

By the time the snowfall melts, Rukumba is no longer a community but a collection of competing interests each convinced the miracle belongs to them. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2026

Scientists therefore have never directly established whether baryon number belongs to the quarks or to the gluonic structure connecting them. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for belong to

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