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  1. intransitive verb To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident.
  2. intransitive verb To belong as an adjunct, part, holding, or quality.
  3. intransitive verb To be fitting or suitable.

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  • But I must advise, or at least ask, that you use information from only appropriate and reliable sources, such as peer-reviewed journals that pertain to this subject (i.e. not a journal for physicians and surgeons). —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • How many times have you heard people say "… real world experience really does help get you thru this exam …" and end up in the testing center answering a load of questions which do not pertain to any real-world situation? —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
  • Google SearchWiki modifications only change your account's SERP results; someone else typing in the same query will not see your changes as those pertain to your Google account only. —  StraightUpSearch
  • "They'll see that this is a law that doesn't pertain very well for this particular weekend in Girdwood," O'Malley says. —  News on Anchorage Press
  • As with the other kinds of dna testing, there's a need to find these relationships as they pertain to claims that are being made for social security and other inheritance claims. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English pertenen, pertainen, from Old French partenir, from Latin pertinēre : per-, per- + tenēre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English pertaynen, perteynen, partenen, from Old French partenir (cf. Spanish pertenecer = Portuguese pertencer) = Italian pertenere, from Latin pertinere, extend, stretch out, belong, relate, have concern, from per, through, + tenere, hold: see tenant. Cf. attain, contain, detain, obtain, retain, etc., also appertain, etc.
 

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