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pertaining

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per·tain  (pr-tn)
intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·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 pertinre : per-, per- + tenre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]
Translations
pertaining [pəːˈteɪnɪŋ]: pertaining to prep → relacionado con
pertaining [pəːˈteɪnɪŋ] pertaining to prep → relatif/ive à
pertaining [pəːˈteɪnɪŋ] pertaining to prep → betreffend +acc
pertaining [pəːˈteɪnɪŋ]: pertaining to prep → che riguarda


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