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pertain to something — pertain to (something) to have a connection with something. His organization wants to provide input to the county on issues pertaining to wildlife … New idioms dictionary
pertain to — (something) to have a connection with something. His organization wants to provide input to the county on issues pertaining to wildlife … New idioms dictionary
pertain to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pertain to : present tense I/you/we/they pertain to he/she/it pertains to present participle pertaining to past tense pertained to past participle pertained to formal pertain to something to be directly… … English dictionary
pertain — per|tain [ pər teın ] verb per tain to phrasal verb transitive FORMAL pertain to something to be directly related to something: They are trying to gather all the facts pertaining to this situation … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Pertain — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pertain — intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English perteinen, from Anglo French partenir, purteiner, from Latin pertinēre to reach to, belong, from per through + tenēre to hold more at thin Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) to belong as a part, member,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pertain — per|tain [pəˈteın US pər ] v pertain to [pertain to sth] phr v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: partenir, from Latin pertinere] formal to relate directly to something ▪ legislation pertaining to employment rights … Dictionary of contemporary English
pertain to — per ˈtain to [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pertain to he/she/it pertains to present participle pertaining to past tense pertained to … Useful english dictionary
pertain — verb 1》 (pertain to) be appropriate, related, or applicable to. ↘chiefly Law belong to something as a part, appendage, or accessory. 2》 formal be in effect or existence in a specified place or at a specified time: none of these circumstances… … English new terms dictionary
pertain — verb pertain to sth phrasal verb (T) formal to be directly connected with something: legislation pertaining to employment rights … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
