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Synonyms for pertain

Grammar : Verb
Spell : per-teyn
Phonetic Transcription : pərˈteɪn

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Définition of pertain

Origin :
  • early 14c., from Old French partenir "to belong to" and directly from Latin pertinere "to reach, stretch; relate, have reference to; belong, be the right of; be applicable," from per- "through" (see per) + tenere "to hold" (see tenet). Related: Pertained; pertaining.
  • verb be relevant to
Example sentences :
  • But Khalid is modest only in the things that pertain to the outward self.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • Everything that seemed to pertain was either satirical, as to ask, "Did she tell you so?"
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • Whence it would seem that prudence does not pertain to the active life.
  • Extract from : « On Prayer and The Contemplative Life » by St. Thomas Aquinas
  • Hence the moral virtues do not pertain to the contemplative life.
  • Extract from : « On Prayer and The Contemplative Life » by St. Thomas Aquinas
  • Some of these only pertain to the situations where the hypnotist works with the subject.
  • Extract from : « A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis » by Melvin Powers
  • All things that pertain to life, all things that pertain to godliness.
  • Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren
  • Literary beauty may pertain either to the form or to the content.
  • Extract from : « Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism » by F. V. N. Painter
  • They also pertain to the states of mind of those expressing them.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • Whatever lies without the circle does not pertain to the individual—as yet.
  • Extract from : « The Gate of Appreciation » by Carleton Noyes
  • Speaker is robed about with authority that does not pertain to Chairman.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, May 20, 1893 » by Various

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