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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Still, this world belonged to institutional traders.
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Trent Hoerr, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
The medications, which belong to the class of drugs called GLP-1s and were popularized by the diabetes treatment Ozempic, help regulate blood sugar levels and suppress appetite.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 9 Jan. 2025
Hope for his survival grew when trash and hiking poles thought to belong to him were found by a river on New Year’s Eve, followed by a campfire, a lighter, a camera and a camera bag on Sunday.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
President-elect Donald Trump has escalated his rhetoric toward Canada, taunting America's northern neighbor by sharing maps on social media that falsely suggest that the country already belongs to the United States.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Trent Hoerr, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
The medications, which belong to the class of drugs called GLP-1s and were popularized by the diabetes treatment Ozempic, help regulate blood sugar levels and suppress appetite.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 9 Jan. 2025
Hope for his survival grew when trash and hiking poles thought to belong to him were found by a river on New Year’s Eve, followed by a campfire, a lighter, a camera and a camera bag on Sunday.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
President-elect Donald Trump has escalated his rhetoric toward Canada, taunting America's northern neighbor by sharing maps on social media that falsely suggest that the country already belongs to the United States.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Belong to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belong%20to. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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