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Word entry · 7 letters

pertain

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"Be relevant"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /pəˈteɪn/Part of speech verbSorted aeinprtStarts with PEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. be a part or attribute of

Word origin

From Middle English pertenen, from Old French partenir, pertenir (modern French appartenir), in turn from Latin pertineō, pertinēre.

Used in a sentence

  • That spare wheel pertains to this car.
  • That question doesn't pertain to the topic, so I'm not going to answer it.
  • An explanation offered is that every Sabbath Va'ani Tefilati is said in praise of the people of Israel, who, though they eat and drink, read the Torah and pray. However, on Yom Kippur this does not pertain.

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