pertain
pronunciation
How to pronounce pertain in British English:
UK [pəˈteɪn]
How to pronounce pertain in American English:
US [pərˈteɪn]
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- Verb:
- have to do with or be relevant to
- be a part or attribute of
Word Origin
- pertain (v.)
- 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.
Example
- 1. Tellingly , the top five all pertain to how we love and relate to others .
- 2. How this might pertain to choices that people might make is , as yet , unclear .
- 3. Some of these questions , which reach a fever pitch in the days leading up tothanksgiving , pertain to the ways in which animals are treated .
- 4. Analysts said the restrictions on commercial properties probably pertain to companies that want to own and occupy buildings .
- 5. The charges drawn up by mr moreno-ocampo pertain only to misdeeds committed since february this year , when civil war escalated and the un called in the court as one of many instruments designed to thwart the qaddafi regime .