pertain

(pər-tān')
intr.v., -tained, -tain·ing, -tains.

1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident.
2. To belong as an adjunct, part, holding, or quality.
3. To be fitting or suitable.

[Middle English pertenen, pertainen, from Old French partenir, from Latin pertinēre : per-, per- + tenēre, to hold.]

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verb

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

IN BRIEF: Having reference or relation to; Belong or connecting to as a part.

In things pertaining to enthusiasm no man is sane who does not know how to be insane on proper occasions. — Henry Ward Beecher

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - høre til, angå

Nederlands (Dutch)
verband houden met, ergens bijhoren (als onderdeel/lid etc.), passen

Français (French)
v. intr. - (Jur) dépendre de, (gén) se rapporter à

Deutsch (German)
v. - dazugehören

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αφορώ, αναφέρομαι σε, σχετίζομαι με, ανήκω σε

Italiano (Italian)
riguardare, avere a che fare con, essere pertinente a

Português (Portuguese)
v. - pertencer, referir-se a

Русский (Russian)
относиться, соответствовать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - pertenecer, ser propio de, relacionarse con

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gälla, angå, tillhöra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
属于, 附属, 关于

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 屬於, 附屬, 關於

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 속하다, 적합하다, 관계하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 属する, 適する, 似合う, 関係する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتصل ب, يتعلق ب, ينتمي ل, يخص‏

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

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