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Definition of Pertain
1. Verb. Be relevant to. "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
Related verbs: Advert, Allude, Touch
Specialized synonyms: Center, Center On, Concentrate On, Focus On, Revolve About, Revolve Around, Apply, Go For, Hold, Affect, Involve, Regard, Interest, Matter To
Derivative terms: Pertinence, Pertinency, Pertinent, Reference
2. Verb. Be a part or attribute of.
Generic synonyms: Belong, Belong To
Derivative terms: Appurtenance, Appurtenant, Pertinent
Definition of Pertain
1. 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.
Definition of Pertain
1. to have reference or relation [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Pertain
1. 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) Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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