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

Each puzzle has exactly one solution, so watch out for words or items that seem to belong to multiple categories! —Mark Cooper, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026

Game 1 belonged to Brunson from the jump. —C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026

The site currently consists of two vacant office buildings from the former CVS Health corporate campus, and undeveloped land belonging to Northwestern Memorial Hospital. —Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026

The bag belonged to Midori Senga, a longtime friend of Birkin, who, along with her husband, owned the Agnes Hotel in Tokyo. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for belong to

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