belonged

Meanings

• Participle

  having belonged, past participle of belong

  - "The book once belonged to my grandfather."
  - "She no longer belonged to the exclusive club."

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Pronunciation

1. /bɪˈlɔŋd/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with belonged
molded , controlled , folded , olded

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Variants

List of all variants of belonged that leads to same result
belong , belonged , belonging , belongs , belong to , belonged to , belonging to , belongs to

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Etymology

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From Old English belogan, from belogan 'to be attached, to cling', from be- 'by' + logan 'to cling'. Past participle of belong.

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Trivia

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1. The past participle of 'belong' is 'belonged'.

2. The word 'belonged' is used to convey a sense of attachment or ownership.

3. The past tense of 'belong' is 'belonged' or 'belonged to'.

4. The word 'belonged' comes from the Old English word 'belogan', which means 'to be attached' or 'to cling'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Belong: To have a connection or attachment to something or someone, to be a member of a group, or to have a place in a system.

2. Property: Something that is owned or possessed by a person or organization.

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Culture

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Belonged has been used extensively in literature, music, and art to convey feelings of attachment, ownership, and identity. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the character Nick Carraway reflects on the idea of belonging and exclusion when he says, 'So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.'

How to Memorize "belonged"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the past tense form of the verb 'belong': belonged. Imagine the letters 'b-e-l-o-n-g-e-d' in your mind.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'belonged' with the idea of attachment or ownership. Think of objects or people that you have a strong connection to.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Bears Eat Apples Regularly' to remember the past tense form of 'belong': belonged. Replace 'Bears' with 'belong' and 'Apples' with 'had' to form 'belong had'.

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