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 future belongs to those who can master the art of human-machine collaboration. —François Candelon, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025

The 25-year-old photographer disappeared from an auto salvage yard belonging to a Wisconsin man, Steven Avery, while on assignment. —Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025

Three people familiar with the situation told Semafor that Hurley reached out to an email address the reporter believed belonged to the former mayor of New York. —Max Tani, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025

After a close examination of the approximately 67-million-year-old remains, the study’s authors concluded that their find—as well as the 1946 skull—belong to Nanotyrannus. —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for belong to

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