pertineō uī, -, ēre per+teneo

— to stretch out, reach, extend: venae in omnīs partīs corporis pertinentes: deus pertinens per naturam cuiusque rei: Belgae pertinent ad partem fluminis, Cs.

— Fig., to reach, extend: eadem bonitas ad multitudinem pertinet: caritas patriae per omnes ordines pertinebat, pervaded, L.: partium sensu non satis pertinente in omnia, that which was felt in parts (of the city) not becoming everywhere known, L.

—To belong, relate, pertain, be pertinent, concern, refer: quid est hoc? quo pertinet?: quorsum haec oratio pertinet?: nihil ad rem pertinere, is nothing to the point: quod ad inducias pertineret, as far as concerned, Cs.: si quid hoc ad rem pertinet, is to the point.

—To apply, be applicable, suit, be suitable: quod (ius) pertineat ad omnīs: ad quem suspicio malefici pertineat, on whom suspicion should fall: ad imperatorem id pertinere prodigium, L.

—To belong, be the right of: regnum Aegypti ad se pertinere.

—To have a tendency, tend, lead, conduce: illud quo pertineat, videte: summa illuc pertinet, ut sciatis, etc.: ille luctus ad tui capitis periculum pertinebat, threatened your safety: ad rem pertinere visum est, eos consules esse, etc., to be useful, L.: Quorsum pertinuit stipare, etc.? what end did it serve? H.