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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Pertain \Per*tain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pertained; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Pertaining.] [OE. partenen, OF. partenir, fr. L.
     pertinere to stretch out, reach, pertain; per + tenere to
     hold, keep. See Per-, and Tenable, and cf. Appertain,
     Pertinent.]
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Men hate those who affect that honor by ambition
              which pertaineth not to them.         --Hayward.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To have relation or reference to something.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              These words pertain unto us at this time as they
              pertained to them at their time.      --Latimer.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Pertain \Per*tain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pertained; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Pertaining.] [OE. partenen, OF. partenir, fr. L.
     pertinere to stretch out, reach, pertain; per + tenere to
     hold, keep. See Per-, and Tenable, and cf. Appertain,
     Pertinent.]
     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.
  
              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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  pertain
       v 1: have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of
            questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained
            to your earlier comments" [syn: refer, relate, concern,
             come to, bear on, touch, touch on]
       2: be a part or attribute of [syn: appertain]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pertain
     Αγγλικά vb.
     σχετίζομαι, αφορώ, (''λόγιο'') άπτομαι, αναφέρομαι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pertain
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To belong to or be a part of; be an adjunct,
  attribute, or accessory of.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To relate, to refer, be relevant to.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To apply; to be or remain in place; to
  continue to be applicable.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  pertain
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To belong to or be a part of; be an adjunct,
  attribute, or accessory of.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To relate, to refer, be relevant to.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To apply; to be or remain in place; to
  continue to be applicable.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  pertain
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To belong to or be a part of; be an adjunct,
  attribute, or accessory of.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To relate, to refer, be relevant to.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To apply; to be or remain in place; to
  continue to be applicable.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  pertain
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To belong to or be a part of; be an adjunct,
  attribute, or accessory of.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To relate, to refer, be relevant to.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To apply; to be or remain in place; to
  continue to be applicable.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pertain
     Englanti vb.
     ''~ to'' liittyä jhk, kuulua jhk, koskea jtk

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pertain
     Engelska vb.
     1 (tagg: text=med partikeln '''to''') tillhöra
     2 (tagg: text=med partikeln '''to''') angå, beträffa; vara relevant
  (för)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Pertain /pətˈeɪn/
  خصّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  pertain //pəˈteɪn// //pɚˈteɪn// 
  1. принадлежа, спадам към
  to belong
  2. отнасям се
  to relate, to refer