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
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During Sunday night's vigil for the cats, a mob surrounded both sides of a house across the street from Acosta's home that the crowd believed belonged to his brother.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Modi belonged to the low-ranking Ghanchi caste, whose members traditionally sell vegetable oil; Modi’s father ran a small tea shop near the train station, where his young son helped.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
The Browns have 20 years of previous NFL experience among the four available quarterbacks, but 17 belong to Flacco.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Israel’s government has long accused UNRWA of turning a blind eye to employees who support or belong to Hamas, the militant organization that led a terror attack on Israel in October 2023.
—Guy Davies, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2025
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Modi belonged to the low-ranking Ghanchi caste, whose members traditionally sell vegetable oil; Modi’s father ran a small tea shop near the train station, where his young son helped.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
The Browns have 20 years of previous NFL experience among the four available quarterbacks, but 17 belong to Flacco.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Israel’s government has long accused UNRWA of turning a blind eye to employees who support or belong to Hamas, the militant organization that led a terror attack on Israel in October 2023.
—Guy Davies, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for belong to
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“Belong to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belong%20to. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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