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

Items belonging to Soe, including clothing, were also found and recovered, police said. —Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025

An 8-4 season would be different, by the way — a bowl win on top of it would create the third nine-win season since McGugin’s 1915 team, the other two belonging to James Franklin in 2012 and 2013. —Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025

The car had previously belonged to Andy Petree before Justin Marks, the owner of Trackhouse Racing, bought the Skoal Bandit car from him. —Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025

In other words, the future belongs to human originality, not computation. —Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for belong to

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