Meaning of PERTAIN
| Pronunciation: | | pur'teyn
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- [v] be a part or attribute of
- [v] be about; have to do with; be relevant to; refer, pertain, or relate to; "What's this novel all about?"; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"
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| | Synonyms: | | appertain, bear on, come to, concern, refer, relate, touch, touch on |
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| | See Also: | | affect, apply, belong, center, center on, concentrate on, consist, dwell, focus on, go for, hold, interest, involve, lie, lie in, matter to, regard, revolve about, revolve around | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Per*tain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pertained}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Pertaining}.] [OE. partenen, OF. partenir, fr. L.
pertinere to stretch out, reach, pertain; per + tenere to
hold, keep. See {Per-}, and {Tenable}, and cf. {Appertain},
{Pertinent}.]
1. To belong; to have connection with, or dependence on,
something, as an appurtenance, attribute, etc.; to
appertain; as, saltness pertains to the ocean; flowers
pertain to plant life.
Men hate those who affect that honor by ambition
which pertaineth not to them. --Hayward.
2. To have relation or reference to something.
These words pertain unto us at this time as they
pertained to them at their time. --Latimer.
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| | Related Terms: | | affect, appertain, appertain to, apply, apply to, associate, bear, bear on, befit, combine, concern, connect, cover, include, join, pertain to, refer to, regard, relate, relate to, vest |
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