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 Cumberland County Sheriff's Office previously said that the bus belonged to the Bonny Eagle School District, per ABC affiliate WMTW. —David Chiu, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026

The remainder of the half belonged to Indiana and its big-play defense. —Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026

One such case belonged to 15-year-old Karen Stitt from Palo Alto, who was murdered on her way to a bus stop in Sunnyvale in 1982, according to authorities. —Mason Leath, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2026

Protesters attend a march to the US consulate during a demonstration, under the slogan 'Greenland belongs to the Greenlandic people', in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 15, 2025. —Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for belong to

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