Pertain definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary PERTA'IN, v.i. [L ... talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" [syn: refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have ... doe with] 2: be a part or attribute of [syn: pertain, appertain] Merriam Webster's intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English perteinen ... 3) to belong as a duty or right < responsibilities that pertain to fatherhood > b. to be appropriate to something < the criteria…will be different from those that pertain elsewhere — J. B. Conant > 2. to have reference < books pertaining ... L pertinere (as PER-, tenere hold) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Pertain Per*tain", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pertained; p. ...
... Dictionary APPERTA'IN, v.i. [L. ad and pertineo, to pertain, of per and teneo, to hold. Pertineo is to reach ... it to him to whom it appertaineth. Leviticus 6. [See Pertain.] WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: be a part or attribute of [syn: pertain, appertain] Merriam Webster's intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English apperteinen ... re, from Latin ad- + pertin?re to belong — more at pertain Date: 14th century to belong or be connected as a rightful part or attribute ; pertain Oxford Reference Dictionary v.intr. (foll. by to) 1 relate ... Etymology: ME f. OF apertenir f. LL appertinere f. pertinere PERTAIN Webster's 1913 Dictionary Appertain Ap`per*tain", v. ...
Pertaining definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Pertain Per*tain", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pertained; p. pr ... partenen, OF. partenir, fr. L. pertinere to stretch out, reach, pertain; per + tenere to hold, keep. See Per-, and Tenable, and ... etc.; to appertain; as, saltness pertains to the ocean; flowers pertain to plant life. Men hate those who affect that honor ... 2. To have relation or reference to something. These words pertain unto us at this time as they pertained to them ...
Pertained definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Pertain Per*tain", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pertained; p. pr ... partenen, OF. partenir, fr. L. pertinere to stretch out, reach, pertain; per + tenere to hold, keep. See Per-, and Tenable, and ... etc.; to appertain; as, saltness pertains to the ocean; flowers pertain to plant life. Men hate those who affect that honor ... 2. To have relation or reference to something. These words pertain unto us at this time as they pertained to them ...
... talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" [syn: refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have ... stand in some relation; to have bearing or concern; to pertain; to refer; -- with to. All negative or privative words relate ... metaphorize, mythicize, mythify, mythologize, narrate, novelize, nuncupate, oppose, parallel, parallelize, pertain, pertain to, place against, present, proclaim, qualify, question, quote, raise, reach ...
... talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" [syn: refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have ... with, meddle with. 10. Concern, regard, relate to, refer to, pertain to, appertain to, belong to, affect, bear upon, have to ... up, pattern, paw, pawn, peck, penetrate, perceive, performance, period style, pertain to, phonism, photism, pianism, pick, pierce, pilot flag, pinch, pizzicato ...
... talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" [syn: refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have ... a. 1. Affect, interest, touch, regard, relate to, belong to, pertain to, bear upon, be of importance to. 2. Trouble, disturb ... organization, outfit, overanxiety, palaver, paramountcy, parlor, partnership, passion, pathos, perplex, pertain to, pertinence, perturb, perturbation, pins and needles, pique, plague, plunderbund ...
... talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" [syn: refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have ... ascribe, impute, assign. II. v. n. 1. Relate, point, belong, pertain, appertain, have reference, respect. 2. Appeal, have recourse, apply, consult ... negotiate, note, observe, opine, palaver, parley, pass on, pass over, pertain to, pick out, pin on, pinpoint, place upon, point at ...
... up 4. a. to exert influence or force b. apply, pertain — often used with on or upon < facts bearing on the ... pack, parallel, pass, pass muster, peg the market, permit, persevere, pertain, pile drive, pillow, point, poke, polecat, porcupine, possess, possum, prairie ...
... or space. Note: Absolute rights and duties are such as pertain to man in a state of nature as contradistinguished from relative rights and duties, or such as pertain to him in his social relations. 4. Loosed from, or ...
... of Biblical discrepancies. 3. Synopsis of the Argument: Alleged discrepancies pertain (1) to statements of specific, concrete facts, and (2) to ... Alleged Discrepancies Pertaining to Doctrine: The discrepancies thus far noted pertain to historical matters, and not one of them involves the ...
... adv. Etymology: ME f. OF pertinent or L pertinere (as PERTAIN) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Pertinent Per"ti*nent, a. [L ... pertinens, -entis, p. pr. of pertinere: cf. F. pertinent. See Pertain.] 1. Belonging or related to the subject or matter in ...
... definitions Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms 1. Belong to, pertain to, be incident to, be proper to, be part or ... with, have connection with, interest, involve, liaise with, link with, pertain to, refer to, regard, relate to, respect, tie in with ...