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

For better and worse, the energy that once belonged to the cineplex now buzzes on our small screens, with all of the industry consequences that that entails. —Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026

If Çatak uses the accumulation of mundane details to portray the pressures on ordinary people, Alper uses the heightened language of myth and allegory to tell a story that nevertheless feels immediately recognizable as belonging to the present. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026

Langmuir belonged to that system. —Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026

One loop belongs to the shovel handle, the other to the probe. —Anthony Walsh, Outside, 26 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for belong to

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