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attenere

to pertain, to concern

verb aht-teh-NEH-reh Rare
People & Society Law

Origin: Latin attinere, 'to hold to, reach'

Also means

to comply (with)

Usage Note

Attenere is almost always used reflexively as attenersi a — 'to abide by, to stick to' — for example attenersi alle regole (to abide by the rules) or attenersi ai fatti (to stick to the facts). As a non-reflexive it is rare and literary. The reflexive attenersi takes essere as its auxiliary.

Examples

"Dobbiamo attenerci alle istruzioni fornite."

Natural Translation

We must abide by the instructions provided.

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