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

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Formerly a member of the Congress party that the leaders of India’s independence movement, including Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru also belonged to, Mohammed Ali Jinnah became the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the formation of Pakistan. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 May 2024

According to The Guardian, it was later revealed that the sample from the car was inconclusive and could not be determined to belong to Madeleine. —Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024

In the interim, a Shell station went up across the street, belonging to Navaz Malik. —Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 10 May 2024

Of the Reds’ MLB-leading 66 steals, 25 belong to De La Cruz, almost double the Giants’ total as a team (13). —Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024

After narrowing down their samples to five locks that very likely belonged to Beethoven (and tossing out three that were either fake, traced to another person or did not yield enough DNA to study), that team was able to sequence roughly two-thirds of Beethoven’s genome. —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2024

Shell paintings belonging to the Warring States period, between 476 and 221 B.C., were discovered in ancient tombs in Hebei Province, according to a study published in the May-June issue of the Journal of Cultural Heritage. —Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024

Officers determined the vehicle parts at the scene following the crash belonged to a Chevrolet Traverse. —Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2024

Police found a skeleton nearby that was initially identified as belonging to a female between 20 and 40. —Leyton Cassidy, Longreads, 7 May 2024