Pertain

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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. 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.
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              Men hate those who affect that honor by ambition
              which pertaineth not to them.         --Hayward.
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     2. To have relation or reference to something.
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              These words pertain unto us at this time as they
              pertained to them at their time.      --Latimer.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pertain
       v 1: have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of
            questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained
            to your earlier comments" [syn: {refer}, {relate}, {concern},
             {come to}, {bear on}, {touch}, {touch on}]
       2: be a part or attribute of [syn: {appertain}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "pertain":
     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