BELONG TO (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING)


Meaning of BELONG TO (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) in English

belong to somebody/something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ belong )

1 . if something belongs to someone, they own it:

The book belongs to Dan.

Who does this scarf belong to?

2 . to be a member of a group or organization:

He belongs to the golf club.

3 . to be related to something or form part of it:

cars that belong to a different era

4 . to be related to or produced by a particular person:

She recognized the voice as belonging to the man who had attacked her.

5 . if a competition or period of time belongs to someone, they are the most important or successful person in it:

All the acts were good, but the evening belonged to a dance group from Moscow.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.