Definition of appertain
intransitive verb
: to belong or be connected as a rightful part or attribute : pertain
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Examples of appertain in a Sentence
the rights and privileges that appertain to marriage
the doctrine that the swath of land between the Atlantic and the Pacific naturally appertained to the United States
Recent Examples of appertain from the Web
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Ah, but a, b, and c above do not appertain to cancer.
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Origin and Etymology of appertain
Middle English apperteinen, from Anglo-French apurtenir, from Late Latin appertinēre, from Latin ad- + pertinēre to belong — more at pertain
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playDefinition of appertain for English Language Learners
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: to belong to or be connected or related to something
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