appertain

(ăp'ər-tān')
intr.v., -tained, -tain·ing, -tains.
To belong as a proper function or part; pertain: problems appertaining to social reform.

[Middle English appertenen, from Old French apartenir, from Vulgar Latin *appartenēre, from Late Latin appertinēre : ad-, ad- + pertinēre, to belong; see pertain.]

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verb

To be pertinent: apply, bear on (or upon), concern, pertain, refer, relate. Idioms: have a bearing on, have to do with. See relevant/irrelevant.

See words rhyming with "appertain."

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - vedrøre, høre med

idioms:

• appertain to    tilhøre, være passende

Nederlands (Dutch)
verband houden, passend zijn, toebehoren

Français (French)
v. intr. - faire partir de, appartenir à, se rapporter à, relever de

Deutsch (German)
v. - gehören, sich beziehen auf

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανήκω, προσήκω, ταιριάζω (σε)

idioms:

• appertain to    προσήκω, ταιριάζω (σε)

Italiano (Italian)
essere in relazione

idioms:

• appertain to    appartenere a

Português (Portuguese)
v. - pertencer a, formar parte de

idioms:

• appertain to    pertencer a

Русский (Russian)
принадлежать, быть присущим

idioms:

• appertain to    быть свойственным, присущим чему-либо

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - ser propiedad de, ser parte de

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tillhöra, angå

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
关系, 适合, 附属

idioms:

• appertain to    属于

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 關係, 適合, 附屬

idioms:

• appertain to    屬於

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 속하다, 관련되다

idioms:

• appertain to    ~애 속하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 属する, 関連する

idioms:

• appertain to    付属する, 関係する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتعلق, بخصوص‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮היה קשור ל-, השתייך ל-‬

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