appertain

[ ap-er-teyn ]

/ ˌæp ərˈteɪn /

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verb (used without object)

to belong as a part, right, possession, attribute, etc.; pertain or relate (usually followed by to): privileges that appertain to members of the royal family.

Origin of appertain

1350–1400; Middle English a(p)perte(y)nen<Old French apertenir.See ap-¹, pertain

Words nearby appertain

appenzeller, Appenzell Inner Rhoden, apperceive, apperception, appersonation, appertain, appestat, appetence, appetency, appetite, appetitive

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Example sentences from the Web for appertain

And what law does not appertain to the rights of some State or Territory?
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents|James D. Richardson
The border of a tapestry must appertain, must be an integral part of the whole design for the sake of artistic harmony.
The Tapestry Book|Helen Churchill Candee
Flight itself does not appertain solely to the wing, but to an incomparable power of respiration and vision.
The Bird|Jules Michelet
But it will be said that I am forgetting the beauty, and the human interest, which appertain to classical studies.
Science and Education|Thomas H. Huxley

Except matters of health, none are so much afflicted by dogmatism and crude speculation as those which appertain to society.
What Social Classes Owe to Each Other|William Graham Sumner

British Dictionary definitions for appertain

appertain

/ (ˌæpəˈteɪn) /

verb

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

Word Origin for appertain

C14: from Old French apertenir to belong, from Late Latin appertinēre, from Latin ad- + pertinēre to pertain

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单词	appertain
释义	appertain [ ap-er-teyn ] / ˌæp ərˈteɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR appertain ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object) to belong as a part, right, possession, attribute, etc.; pertain or relate (usually followed by to): privileges that appertain to members of the royal family. Origin of appertain 1350–1400; Middle English a(p)perte(y)nen<Old French apertenir.See ap-¹, pertain Words nearby appertain appenzeller, Appenzell Inner Rhoden, apperceive, apperception, appersonation, appertain, appestat, appetence, appetency, appetite, appetitive Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for appertain And what law does not appertain to the rights of some State or Territory? A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents\|James D. Richardson The border of a tapestry must appertain, must be an integral part of the whole design for the sake of artistic harmony. The Tapestry Book\|Helen Churchill Candee Flight itself does not appertain solely to the wing, but to an incomparable power of respiration and vision. The Bird\|Jules Michelet But it will be said that I am forgetting the beauty, and the human interest, which appertain to classical studies. Science and Education\|Thomas H. Huxley Except matters of health, none are so much afflicted by dogmatism and crude speculation as those which appertain to society. What Social Classes Owe to Each Other\|William Graham Sumner British Dictionary definitions for appertain appertain / (ˌæpəˈteɪn) / verb (intr usually foll by to) to belong (to) as a part, function, right, etc; relate (to) or be connected (with) Word Origin for appertain C14: from Old French apertenir to belong, from Late Latin appertinēre, from Latin ad- + pertinēre to pertain Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to appertain vest, relate, pertain, bear, apply, refer, have to do with, touch upon
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appertain

verb (used without object)

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