pertain
verb (used without object)
to have reference or relation; relate.
are pertaining
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present progressiveof pertain.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The loves, the hates, the fears, the joys, the doing of all around are pertaining to himself—as if "'twas reality he felt."
From William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale by Henry Curling
