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 6th Ranger Training Battalion belongs to the Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade which is a subordinate brigade of the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning. —Mark Price, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025

Per department policy, authorities did not confirm the name(s) of the residents, but property records reviewed by EW show that the home belongs to Anderson. —EW.com, 21 May 2025

Microsoft also did not specify if the computers belonged to consumers or businesses and what, if any, sectors were affected by the hacks. —Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025

There’s nothing yet to mark it as being special, and the rights to it belong to the family. —Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 20 May 2025

Rhymes for belong to

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