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pertain (verb), pertains; pertained; pertaining
1. To relate to something or to have a reference or connection to a person or thing.
2. To be appropriate or suitable.
3. To be a part of something or belong to to it; especially, as an attribute or accessory.
4. Etymology: from Latin pertinere; literally, "to hold to".
This entry is located in the following units: per- (page 11) ten-, tent-, tin-, -tain, -tainment, -tenance, -tinence (page 5)