Meaning

2 senses
  1. To belong to or be a part of, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate to.

    Another issue that appertains to the policy under discussion.

    принадлежа́тьprinadležátʹ, относи́тьсяotnosítʹsja

  2. To belong as a part, right, possession, attribute, etc.

    be a part or attribute of

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to belong to or be a part of, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom:

Origin

From Middle English apperteinen, apertenen, borrowed from Old French apartenir (French app

From Middle English apperteinen, apertenen, borrowed from Old French apartenir (French appartenir), from Late Latin appertinēre, from ad (“to”) + Latin pertinēre (“to reach to, belong”). More at pertain.

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Forms

appertains, appertaining, appertained, appertained
Base formappertain · to appertain
3rd person singularappertains
Present participleappertaining
Past simpleappertained
Past participleappertained

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyappertain
he, she, itappertains

Past simpleLesson

all personsappertained

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave appertained
he, she, ithas appertained

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill appertain

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms
be irrelevant

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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