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

Art no longer belongs to its creators once it’s released — the death of the author and all that — and watching TV isn’t praxis; a series having a certain credo or dogma doesn’t automatically mean that its viewers will, too. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 June 2025

My base camp was at Big Bend Bend Recreation Site, which belongs to the Bureau of Land Management. —Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 27 June 2025

The pot belongs to a pottery style known as Belgic Ware, Bettina Tremmel, the department’s Roman expert, said in the release. —Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025

Their first-round pick, the 13th overall selection, belongs to the Atlanta Hawks. —Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025

Rhymes for belong to

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