appertain

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæpɚˈteɪn/ Rhymes: -eɪn === Verb === appertain (third-person singular simple present appertains, present participle appertaining, simple past and past participle appertained) To belong to or be a part of, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate to. To belong as a part, right, possession, attribute, etc. ==== Usage notes ==== Appertain is followed by to (or formerly by unto, as in the King James Version of the Bible and in the plays of Shakespeare, although to is used in these works as well). ==== Synonyms ==== pertain ==== Antonyms ==== be irrelevant ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====