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appertain to

VERB
bear on
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
be immaterial be irrelevant be of no consequence




Example Sentences

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The Alaskan forest reserves still appertain to the Department of Agriculture.

From Time Magazine Archive

And nobody knew better than Chaucer the respective merits of the Months, and the peculiar qualities and characteristics which appertain to each.

From Mirror of the Months by Patmore, Peter George

He likewise carefully provided holy vessels, lamps, and other such things as appertain to the adorning of the house of God.

From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, Cuthbert

In himself are treasured all the honors, dignities, and rewards that appertain to a worthy devotee of wisdom.

From Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians by Beardslee, Clark S.

His duties are probably more varied than those that appertain to any other sort of engineering.

From The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines by Hoskin, Arthur J.




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