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

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While birds are descendants of theropods—the same group of dinosaurs that T. rex belonged to—theropods themselves were reptiles. —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Apr. 2024

Students who belong to a group called the Divest from Death Coalition have made demands including an immediate ceasefire, divesting from Israeli companies and protecting free speech on campus. —Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2024

Something rooted in a heritage that belongs to all of us: that eternal spring. —Eddie S. Glaude Jr., TIME, 27 Apr. 2024

Automatic bill payments, a convenience of the online era, can wreak havoc on a widow, especially when the money is being drawn from an account that belonged to the deceased partner and is losing value. —USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024

At his side, King Frederik carried a naval officer’s saber that belonged to his late grandfather, Queen Margrethe’s father King Frederik IX. Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage? —Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024

An even nicer and better question, perhaps, for an editor like Judith, who belonged to her writers, and they to her. —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024

Another unidentified defendant was the Trump campaign's Director of Election Day Operations, a title that belonged to Mike Roman. —S. Dev, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024

Experts have confirmed that a human jawbone that was mysteriously discovered in a child's rock collection once belonged to a United States Marine, who died during his military service over 70 years ago. —Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024