# belonged

Pronunciation: US say "bi-LAWNGD" /bɪˈlɔŋd/; UK say "bi-LONGD" /bɪˈlɒŋd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of belong. — simple past and past participle of belong
   - Simple: Past tense of belong. Use this form for something that was owned by or was part of a group earlier.
   - _The land belonged to the church long before the village was built._
   - _He had belonged to several clubs during his college years._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/belonged (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).