appertain

ap·per·tain (

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intr.v. ap·per·tained, ap·per·tain·ing, ap·per·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 *appartenre, from Late Latin appertinre : ad-, ad- + pertinre, to belong; see pertain.]

appertain [ˌæpəˈteɪn]

(intr; usually foll by to) to belong (to) as a part, function, right, etc.; relate (to) or be connected (with)

[from Old French apertenir to belong, from Late Latin appertinēre, from Latin ad- + pertinēre to pertain]

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Verb

appertain - be a part or attribute of

pertain

belong to, belong - be a part or adjunct; "the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"; "These pages don't belong"

appertain

verb

appertain to something relate to, refer to, be part of, belong to, apply to, have to do with, be connected to, pertain to, be relevant to, be characteristic of, touch upon, bear upon, be pertinent to, inhere in, be proper to The book covers everything appertaining to the cinema.

Translations

appertain [ˌæpəˈteɪn] VI to appertain to → relacionarse con, tener que ver con

appertain

vi (form) (= belong) → gehören (to zu), eignen (+dat) (geh); (= relate) → betreffen (to sb/sth jdn/etw); this does not appertain to the argument → das gehört nicht zur Sache

appertain [ˌæpəˈteɪn] vi (frm) to appertain to → essere pertinente a

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Appertainment Appertinent apply apposite appurtenance appurtenances appurtenant Bear belong belong to Castellany Commandery labour law Long Personal rights pertain pertain to Present, The relate	We will now proceed to make some general reflections upon the governments next in order, and also to consider each of them in particular; beginning with those principles which appertain to each: now there are three things in all states which a careful legislator ought well to consider, which are of great consequence to all, and which properly attended to the state must necessarily be happy; and according to the variation of which the one will differ from the other. A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context If the circumstances of our country are such as to demand a compound instead of a simple, a confederate instead of a sole, government, the essential point which will remain to be adjusted will be to discriminate the OBJECTS, as far as it can be done, which shall appertain to the different provinces or departments of power; allowing to each the most ample authority for fulfilling the objects committed to its charge. Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context And if ye appertain to me, still it is not as my right arm. Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context	Appendence Appendical Appendicate Appendication appendicectomy appendices appendicitis appendicle appendicular appendicular artery appendicular skeleton appendicular vein Appendicularia Appendiculata Appendiculate Appendiculate leaf appendix Appendix vermiformis Appension Appenzell Appenzeller apperceive apperception apperceptive Apperil appertain Appertainment Appertinance Appertinent appestat Appete appetence appetency Appetent Appetibility Appetible appetiser appetising appetisingness appetite appetite suppressant Appetition Appetitive Appetize appetizer appetizing appetizingly appetizingness Appian Appian Way applaud	APPER apperceive apperceive apperceive apperceive apperceived apperceived apperceives apperceives apperceiving apperceiving apperception apperception apperception apperception apperceptions apperceptions apperceptions apperceptions apperceptive apperceptive apperceptive apperceptive appercipient Apperil appersonation appersonation appersonification appersonification Appert, Nicolas appertain appertain to appertain to appertained appertained appertaining appertaining appertaining to Appertainment appertains appertains Appertinance Appertinent Appertinentia Appertinentia Appertinentia Appertinentia Appertinere Appertinere Appertinere Appertinere APPES appestat appestat appestat appestat appestats appestats appestats APPETD Appete

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We will now proceed to make some general reflections upon the governments next in order, and also to consider each of them in particular; beginning with those principles which appertain to each: now there are three things in all states which a careful legislator ought well to consider, which are of great consequence to all, and which properly attended to the state must necessarily be happy; and according to the variation of which the one will differ from the other.

A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context

If the circumstances of our country are such as to demand a compound instead of a simple, a confederate instead of a sole, government, the essential point which will remain to be adjusted will be to discriminate the OBJECTS, as far as it can be done, which shall appertain to the different provinces or departments of power; allowing to each the most ample authority for fulfilling the objects committed to its charge.

Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context

And if ye appertain to me, still it is not as my right arm.

Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context

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