Definitions for pertain
pərˈteɪnper·tain

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe withverb

   be relevant to

   "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

2. pertain, appertainverb

   be a part or attribute of

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. pertainverb

   to belong

2. pertainverb

   to relate, to refer, be relevant to

3. Etymology: From partenir (French: appartenir), in turn from Latin pertineo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To PERTAINverb

   To belong; to relate.

   Etymology: pertinco, Lat.

   As men hate those that affect that honour by ambition, which pertaineth not to them, so are they much more odious, who through fear betray the glory which they have. John Hayward.

   A cheveron or rafter of an house, a very honourable bearing, is never seen in the coat of a king, because it pertaineth to a mechanical profession. Henry Peacham.

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1. Pertain

   Pertain (French pronunciation: ​[pɛʁtɛ̃]) is a former commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Hypercourt.

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1. pertain

   To pertain is to relate directly or be connected or applicable to something. It can also mean to belong or be a part of something, as a part, component, or characteristic.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pertainverb

   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

2. Pertainverb

   to have relation or reference to something

3. Etymology: [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.]

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1. Pertain

   Pertain is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pertain

   per-tān′, 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. [O. Fr. partenir—L. pertinēre—per, thoroughly, tenēre, to hold.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pertain

   Be relevant to.

   The documents do pertain to the discussion so are approved for release.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 18, 2020  

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1. pine tar

2. repaint

3. painter

4. pterian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pertain in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pertain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of pertain in a Sentence

1. Mark Zuckerberg:

   I'm going to say stupid things, and I need to get feedback, 'that was dumb,' learn, get better, and I think that we're at a particular point of time where we don't have a lot of understanding for mistakes, or mistaken views, especially as they pertain to gender or race, and I think that you've got to make mistakes to learn, so if there's one thing that I'd wish for is for there to be more open discourse... And for that discourse to ultimately help us get to a better place as a society.

2. Jorge Burgos:

   While attempting to unblock the road, in keeping with the laws that pertain to a public way, a lamentable situation occurred...that is being investigated by the local prosecutor's office, the circumstances that led to guns being used need to be investigated.

3. Justice Antonin Scalia:

   The issue on gay rights, on abortion, on many of the issues in which Ruth's opinions and my opinions differ does not pertain to the substance, it doesn't pertain to whether gay people ought to have those rights — whether there ought to be a constitutional right — a right to abortion, that isn't the issue, the issue is quite simply who decides, that's all.

4. Jay Harriman:

   Friday's events were astounding and have people completely rethinking their assessments and perspectives and the country's future political trajectory, the monarchy has semi-divine status in Thailand. Public appearances and statements often pertain to royal duty or events.

5. Jeff Flake:

   I must also say that separate and apart from this nomination and the facts that pertain to it, I do not believe that the claim of sexual assault is invalid because a 15-year-old girl didn't promptly report the assault to the authorities, as the President of the United States said just two days ago.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pertain
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pertain
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=pertain
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pertain
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pertain
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=pertain
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pertain