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 dragnet also collected proprietary information belonging to Tesla, Blue Origin, Amgen, Merck, Pfizer, Roche, and dozens of other companies. —ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025

The name and number on the back, in Wanted Poster font, belonged to Zinedine Zidane. —James Horncastle, New York Times, 9 July 2025

The Grace Ferrum, damaged off Libya in February, belongs to the Cypriot firm Cymare. —Brendan Cole john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025

The year is 2025, and an AI model belonging to the richest man in the world has turned into a neo-Nazi. —Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025

Rhymes for belong to

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