Pertain

ahd-5
  • intransitive verb. To have reference or relevance; relate.
  • intransitive verb. To belong as an adjunct, part, holding, or quality.
  • intransitive verb. To be fitting or suitable.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To belong; appertain, as a possession or an adjunct: with to or unto: as, the things which pertain to God.
  • To relate; have reference or relation: with to.
  • Synonyms To regard, relate to, bear upon, concern.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To belong; to have connection with, or dependence on, something, as an appurtenance, attribute, etc.; to appertain
  • intransitive verb. To have relation or reference to something.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. to belong
  • verb. to relate, to refer, be relevant to
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. be relevant to
  • verb. be a part or attribute of
    • Word Usage
    "The American Academy of Family Physicians, which has more than 100,000 members, also expressed concerns about how the deal's terms pertain to Medicare."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    irrelevant  
    Form
    pertained  pertaining  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    belong  belong to  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    affect  apply  center  center on  concentrate on  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Alane  Aquitaine  Ayn  Bahrain  Biscayne  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    acetylcholinesterase  bisexuality  bradycardia  equinox  fibrillation  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    affect  appertain  appertain  appertain to  apply  
    verb-form
    pertained  pertaining  pertains  
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