pertain

«pertain» in Mova's school dictionary: «Pertain to»: to be about, be connected with, or belong… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (pertain, pertains, pertained, pertaining)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) «Pertain to»: to be about, be connected with, or belong to something (the rules pertaining to safety). tree →

2) (formal) To be true or to apply in a certain situation. tree →

sense in the lessons

A stiff formal and exam word: «questions pertaining to fractions» = questions about fractions. Found in rules, official letters and legal texts. Phrases: «pertain to», «pertaining to».

examples

• Read the rules pertaining to the swimming pool. tree →
• The questions pertain to the story we read. tree →
• Information pertaining to the trip will be sent home. tree →
• These laws pertain to all drivers. tree →
• Does this pertain to me? tree →
• Please answer only the questions that pertain to your group. tree →

note

Very formal; everyday: «be about», «relate to», «apply to». Always followed by «to». Related: «pertinent» (relevant, to the point).

In the corpora

• the son of Hesed, in Arubboth; to him pertained Socoh, and all the land of Hepher;
• Confirm Thy word unto Thy servant, which pertaineth unto the fear of Thee.
• all these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the things pertaining to God, to lift up the horn.
• And he took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came unto Jerusalem.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pertain» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.