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APPERTAIN
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they appertain ... he / she / it appertains
Past simple: appertained
-ing form: appertaining
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
appertain; pertain
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "appertain" is one way to...):
belong; belong to (be a part or adjunct)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s to somebody
Derivation:
appurtenance (a supplementary component that improves capability)
appurtenant (furnishing added support)