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

Both happen to have exquisite personal art collections – in fact, the production made copies of paintings by Jean-Paul Basquiat, Tim Okamura and Kehinde Wiley, among others, which really do belong to Lee. —Thomas Page, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025

The sea creature belonged to a group of early whales known as mammalodontids, which lived about 23 to 30 million years ago, during the Oligocene Epoch. —Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025

The items on display, Meis said, belong to the Batavia Historical Society collection that remains in the care of the Depot Museum staff. —David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025

Marijuana has belonged to this class of drugs since the Controlled Substances Act was signed in 1970. —Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for belong to

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