English

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪn|-eɪn

Etymology
From OF. partenir (French: appartenir).

Intransitive verb
rfc-trverb|Intransitive verb
en-verb

1. To belong.
2. To relate, to refer.

Usage notes
In all the above senses, pertain is formal and followed by to (at times followed by unto, as in The King James Version of The Bible and in the plays of Shakespeare, although to is used in these works as well)

Quotations
(relate):
1989, Sort out any booklets or manuals that pertain to the heating system or any other fixture that you are leaving behind. — One's company, Underwood, Lynn, Southampton: Ashford.

Antonyms
be irrelevant

Translations
Portuguese: pertencer (1), relacionar-se com, referir-se (2).

et:pertain
fa:pertain
fr:pertain
io:pertain
ku:pertain
pt:pertain
fi:pertain
te:pertain
vi:pertain
zh:pertain

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