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pertain to sth phrasal verb
phrasal verb formal
Definition
to be connected with a particular subject, event or situation
We are only interested in the parts of the proposals that pertain to local issues.
(Definition of pertain to sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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