Pertain
[pə'teɪn] or [pɝ'ten]
Definition
(v. i.) 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.
(v. i.) To have relation or reference to something.
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Definition
v.i. to belong: to relate (with to).—ns. Per′tinence Per′tinency state of being pertinent or to the point: fitness for the matter on hand: suitableness: appositeness.—adj. Per′tinent pertaining or related to a subject: being to the point: fitted for the matter on hand: fitting or appropriate: suitable: apposite.—adv. Per′tinently.—n. Per′tinentness.
Checker: Phelps
Examples
- They are matters pertaining to metallurgy, and are treated of under that head. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- In the meantime the army was engaged in all the duties pertaining to the officer and the soldier. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I never thought at the time to doubt the infallibility of these two generals in all matters pertaining to their profession. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
Editor: Thea