- present participle of pertain.
pertaining
Example Sentences
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Pertaining to the Seahawks, that has largely meant maintaining the status quo.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2021
Working at Chevrolet in 1953, Arkus-Duntov wrote a memo, “Thoughts Pertaining to Youth, Hot Rodders and Chevrolet,” that mapped out the path for Chevy to overtake Ford.
From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2020
In many ways last year was ghastly, With so much going downhill fastly, But let’s assume a hopeful mien Pertaining to two-oh-nineteen: May that famous arc of justice Bend a little faster.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 17, 2018
In his General and Rare Memorials Pertaining to the Perfect Arte of Navigation, he advocated the usefulness of mathematics as a "Publick Commodity".
From The Guardian • Jun. 25, 2012
Pertaining to adoption; made or acquired by adoption; fitted to adopt; as, an adoptive father, an child; an adoptive language.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah