belonged
Translation
belonged
Examples
That house once belonged to my family.
That house once belonged to my family.
He never felt that he belonged there.
He never felt that he belonged there.
Grammar Patterns
((to sb./sth.)) to have been the property of (sb./sth.) The car belonged to his father.
((in/with/among sth.)) to have been a member of (sth.) She belonged to the drama club.
Similar Words
Synonyms: was owned by, was a member of
Etymology
Past tense of 'belong'. As a regular verb, '-ed' is added to the end.
Memory Tips
This describes an action of 'belonging' that happened in the past. '-ed' is the standard past tense ending for regular verbs.