I.to stretch out, reach, extend to a certain point (rare; not in Cic.; often confounded in MSS. with pertineo).
I. Lit.: “collis in immensum pertingens,” Sall. J. 48, 3 Dietsch and Kritz: “montis Apennini jugum mediā curvaturā prope tangens oras maris Hadriani pertingit circumitionibus contra fretum,” Vitr. 2, 10, 1: “infortunatam pertingens cespite Trojam,” Avien. Descr. Orb. 986: “turris, cujus culmen pertingat ad caelum,” Vulg. Gen. 11, 4; id. 2 Par. 28, 9 al. (but in Lucr. 4, 277, the correct read. is perterget, v. Lachm. ad h. l.).—
II. Trop., to reach, attain: “ad sapientiam Zenonis pertingere,” Front. p. 255.
