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

The younger Horsch was arrested in a car alongside a woman carrying an ID belonging to one of the seven missing women now linked to the investigation. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

For many companies, the strategic edge may still belong to staying private. — Jeff Jacobs, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

In July, the company faced another incident when its AI agents bypassed internet restrictions during internal cybersecurity tests and broke into systems belonging to Hugging Face, a platform for sharing AI models and datasets. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Among the cars on display was a 1970 Porsche 911 T belonging to Pamela Brundage of Illinois. — Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for belong to

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