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

Gomez might have never experienced the Apollonian thrill of working a traditional 9-5 but this outfit belongs to someone who has seen the Slack messaging app. —Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 28 June 2024

When the president and majority in parliament belong to the same party, things run well. —Christian Edwards, CNN, 27 June 2024

This game belonged to Stone, and the 25-year-old from Lake City, Ark., sealed the deal, throwing his first major league shutout to lead the Dodgers to a 4-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox before a sellout crowd of 36,225 in Guaranteed Rate Field. —Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024

The remains belonged to Tanya Garza, who was reported missing on June 10 by her family, Nueces County Medical Examiner's Office has determined, according to the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, 3 News and KRIS 6 News. —Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 26 June 2024