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Meaning of Pertaining | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
pɚˈteɪnɪŋ

Definitions

  1. Something that pertains; an appurtenance.
  2. perteneciente; referente a.
  3. To have reference or relevance; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident.
  4. To belong as an adjunct, part, holding, or quality: skills that pertain to engineering.
  5. To be fitting or suitable: conduct that pertains to an officer.

Equivalents

العربية الخصّ
Español pertenecientes
Polski związany

Examples

“When, I say, these things are duly considered as pertainings of a woman's lot, we might almost justify them in a riot against natural sexhood itself, if there were any thing to be gained by it.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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