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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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Pertain
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is premature. Does it mean:
| occurring, coming, or done too soon |
| pleasing personal appearance |
Example Sentences
- Much of the freedom and leisure to think that used to pertain in academia is gone.
- Some of the most intriguing ones pertain to locomotion.
- How this might pertain to choices that people might make is, as yet, unclear.
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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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