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

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos also told NBC News this week that authorities have DNA that could potentially belong to the suspect. —Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026

Strolling down that avenue is, for many, the main draw of the Wormsloe State Historic Site, once an estate belonging to Noble Jones, one of the first settlers of colonial Georgia, and now a state park. —Adam Kuehl, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026

Payment included the victim’s vehicle,and firearms belonging to the victim’s father. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026

The apartment complexes date to the 1960s and have been owned since the mid-2010s by a limited liability company, XLNC INVEST, belonging to an Israeli businessman and real estate investor. —Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 19 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for belong to

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