Definition of Pertain
Per`tain´
v. i.
1.
To
belong
;
to
have
connection
with
,
or
dependence
on
,
something
,
as
an
appurtenance
,
attribute
,
etc
.;
to
appertain
;
as
,
saltness
pertains
to
the
ocean
;
flowers
pertain
to
plant
life
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Pertained
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Pertaining
.]
Men
hate
those
who
affect
that
honor
by
ambition
which
pertaineth
not
to
them
.
- Hayward.
2.
To
have
relation
or
reference
to
something
.
These
words
pertain
unto
us
at
this
time
as
they
pertained
to
them
at
their
time
.
- Latimer.
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,
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,
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,
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on
,
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,
combine
,
concern
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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to
,
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to
,
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,
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