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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pertain/#m1)

2) (formal) To be true or to apply in a certain situation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pertain/#m2)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pertain/#x1)
- The questions pertain to the story we read. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pertain/#x2)
- Information pertaining to the trip will be sent home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pertain/#x3)
- These laws pertain to all drivers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pertain/#x4)
- Does this pertain to me? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pertain/#x5)
- Please answer only the questions that pertain to your group. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pertain/#x6)

### 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;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.146/)
- [Confirm Thy word unto Thy servant, which pertaineth unto the fear of Thee.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2201/)
- [all these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the things pertaining to God, to lift up the horn.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/1CH.878/)
- [And he took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came unto Jerusalem.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/2CH.260/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «pertain» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pertain/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.