belong to

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

Israeli forces demolished two homes in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on Friday belonging to Palestinian gunmen who carried out an attack last week that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others. — Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026

The Washington Examiner asked state election officials how many precincts, belonging to the 12 language-minority districts that have hit the 20% threshold, will be provided an interpreter on Tuesday. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026

Smaller engine, scalable power Frenzy 6 belongs to Beehive’s growing family of small jet engines. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

How remibrutinib works Remibrutinib belongs to a class of medicines known as BTK inhibitors, which aim to reduce the immune system activity that damages nerves in MS patients. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for belong to

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