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[ForAllThings] Dictionary Scoop: Word Challenge (4/11/2025): Pertain


 

A concerning word.
"You scored 10 out of 10 points"
Mary
Live long and prosper

On Friday, April 11, 2025 at 02:17:56 AM CDT, Mary Landers via groups.io <maryeland@...> wrote:


pertain

/p?r?te?n/
verb

1.?pertain:?be appropriate, related, or applicable
"matters pertaining to the organization of government"

2.?pertain:?belong to something as a part, appendage, or accessory?
"the premises, stock, and all assets pertaining to the business"

3.?pertain:?be in effect or existence in a specified place or at a specified time
"their economic circumstances are vastly different from those which pertained in their land of origin



Mary
Live long and prosper