Definition of Pertains

1. Verb. (third-person singular of pertain) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pertains

1. pertain [v] - See also: pertain

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pertains

persulphocyanogen
persulphuret
persulphurets
perswade
perswaded
perswades
persymmetric
persymmetry
pert
pertain
pertained
pertaineth
pertaining
pertainment
pertainments
pertains (current term)
pertainym
pertainyms
pertake
pertaken
pertakes
pertaking
pertechnetate
pertechnetates
perter
pertest
perthio-
perthiocyanic acid
perthiocyanogen
perthite

Literary usage of Pertains

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1916)
"it that pertains to the social community of the rural communities. But you have got to consider, my friends, that if there is any one thing that we ..."

2. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"But a part also pertains to the condition of the provinces under a just ruler—and that calls for our notice. To supply the capital with food was among the ..."

3. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1814)
"... or any at all comparable. the body to which the head pertains, is faid to be buried under the earth. ..."

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