01 v. i. To belong; to have connection with, or dependence on, something, as an appurtenance, attribute, etc.; to appertain; as, saltness pertains t…
imp. & p. p.
Pertained; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pertaining
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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.
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To have relation or reference to something.“These words pertain unto us at this time as they pertained to them at their time.” — Latimer.