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

Court records show Walls broke into a mobile home in the Florida Panhandle belonging to Eglin Air Force Base airman Edward Alger and his girlfriend, Ann Peterson, in July 1987. —Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 19 Dec. 2025

Just under half of Americans belonged to a religious congregation in 2023, a low point for Gallup, which has tracking this trend since 1937. —Peter Smith, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025

Some of those moments belonged to individual stars who carried their shows on sheer presence and precision, like Jonathan Groff. —Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025

Gillet belongs to the Bird Technical Advisory Committee, which is working with ornithology experts to establish goals for the recovery of the species. —Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 17 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for belong to

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