pertain
Use Pertain in a sentence
verb (used without object)
1.
to have reference or relation; relate: documents pertaining to the lawsuit.
2.
to belong or be connected as a part, adjunct, possession, or attribute.
3.
to belong properly or fittingly; be appropriate.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English pertenen, partenen, perteinen < Middle French partein-, tonic stem of partenir < Latin pertinēre to be applicable, literally, to hold through, reach, equivalent to per- per- + -tinēre, combining form of tenēre to hold
1300–50; Middle English pertenen, partenen, perteinen < Middle French partein-, tonic stem of partenir < Latin pertinēre to be applicable, literally, to hold through, reach, equivalent to per- per- + -tinēre, combining form of tenēre to hold
Related forms
un·per·tain·ing, adjective
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| —vb (often foll by to) | |
| 1. | to have reference, relation, or relevance: issues pertaining to women |
| 2. | to be appropriate: the product pertains to real user needs |
| 3. | to belong (to) or be a part (of); be an adjunct, attribute, or accessory (of) |
| [C14: from Latin pertinēre, from per- (intensive) + tenēre to hold] | |
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Word Origin & History
pertain
mid-14c., from O.Fr. partenir "to belong," from L. pertinere "to reach, stretch, relate, have reference to," from per- "through" + tenere "to hold" (see tenet). Related: Pertaining.
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Example sentences
The 'fines and hurdles' you refer to pertain only to those seeking citizenship.
The following are guides that provide general information about the laws that pertain to people with disabilities.
Much of the freedom and leisure to think that used to pertain in academia is gone.
So the galactic environment does pertain to that of the solar system.
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