PERTAIN


Meaning of PERTAIN in English

/ pəˈteɪn; NAmE pərˈt-/ verb

[ v ] ( formal ) to exist or to apply in a particular situation or at a particular time :

Living conditions are vastly different from those pertaining in their country of origin.

Those laws no longer pertain.

PHRASAL VERBS

- pertain to sth/sb

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Old French partenir , from Latin pertinere extend to, have reference to, from per- through + tenere to hold.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.