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pertain
per·tain P0212300 (pər-tān′)intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains 1. To have reference or relevance; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident.2. To belong as an adjunct, part, holding, or quality: skills that pertain to engineering.3. To be fitting or suitable: conduct that pertains to an officer.
[Middle English pertenen, pertainen, from Old French partenir, from Latin pertinēre : per-, per- + tenēre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]pertain (pəˈteɪn) vb1. to have reference, relation, or relevance: issues pertaining to women. 2. to be appropriate: the product pertains to real user needs. 3. to belong (to) or be a part (of); be an adjunct, attribute, or accessory (of)[C14: from Latin pertinēre, from per- (intensive) + tenēre to hold]per•tain (pərˈteɪn)
v.i. 1. to have reference or relation; relate: documents pertaining to the lawsuit. 2. to belong or be connected as a part, adjunct, possession, or attribute. 3. to belong properly or fittingly; be appropriate. [1300–50; Middle English perte(i)nen, partenen < Middle French partein-, tonic s. of partenir « Latin pertinēre to extend over, pertain =per- per- + -tinēre, comb. form of tenēre to hold] pertain
Past participle: pertained
Gerund: pertaining
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| I pertain | | you pertain | | he/she/it pertains | | we pertain | | you pertain | | they pertain |
| Preterite |
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| I pertained | | you pertained | | he/she/it pertained | | we pertained | | you pertained | | they pertained |
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| I am pertaining | | you are pertaining | | he/she/it is pertaining | | we are pertaining | | you are pertaining | | they are pertaining |
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| I have pertained | | you have pertained | | he/she/it has pertained | | we have pertained | | you have pertained | | they have pertained |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was pertaining | | you were pertaining | | he/she/it was pertaining | | we were pertaining | | you were pertaining | | they were pertaining |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had pertained | | you had pertained | | he/she/it had pertained | | we had pertained | | you had pertained | | they had pertained |
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| I will pertain | | you will pertain | | he/she/it will pertain | | we will pertain | | you will pertain | | they will pertain |
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| I will have pertained | | you will have pertained | | he/she/it will have pertained | | we will have pertained | | you will have pertained | | they will have pertained |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be pertaining | | you will be pertaining | | he/she/it will be pertaining | | we will be pertaining | | you will be pertaining | | they will be pertaining |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been pertaining | | you have been pertaining | | he/she/it has been pertaining | | we have been pertaining | | you have been pertaining | | they have been pertaining |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been pertaining | | you will have been pertaining | | he/she/it will have been pertaining | | we will have been pertaining | | you will have been pertaining | | they will have been pertaining |
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| I had been pertaining | | you had been pertaining | | he/she/it had been pertaining | | we had been pertaining | | you had been pertaining | | they had been pertaining |
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| I would pertain | | you would pertain | | he/she/it would pertain | | we would pertain | | you would pertain | | they would pertain |
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| I would have pertained | | you would have pertained | | he/she/it would have pertained | | we would have pertained | | you would have pertained | | they would have pertained |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | pertain - be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"concern, have to do with, bear on, come to, touch on, refer, relate, touchallude, advert, touch - make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around - center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"go for, apply, hold - be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone"involve, regard, affect - connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"matter to, interest - be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!" | | 2. | pertain - be a part or attribute ofappertainbelong to, belong - be a part or adjunct; "the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"; "These pages don't belong" |
pertainverbTo be pertinent:appertain, apply, bear on (or upon), concern, refer, relate.Idioms: have a bearing on, have to do with.Translationspertenecerappartenirregarderriguardare
pertain
pertain to (someone or something)To relate to, be relevant to, or have a connection with someone or something. These meetings never pertain to me, but the boss wants me to be there anyway. It was a bizarre scene that didn't seem to pertain to the rest of the film as a whole.See also: pertainpertain to someone or somethingto relate to someone or something; to have something to do with someone or something. I don't think that anything discussed in this meeting pertained to me. It really doesn't pertain to the matter at hand.See also: pertainpertain tov. To be relevant to or concerned with something: In chemistry the word "basic" pertains to substances with a pH factor greater than 7.See also: pertainpertain
Synonyms for pertainverb to be pertinentSynonyms- appertain
- apply
- bear on
- concern
- refer
- relate
Synonyms for pertainverb be relevant toSynonyms- concern
- have to do with
- bear on
- come to
- touch on
- refer
- relate
- touch
Related Words- allude
- advert
- touch
- center
- center on
- concentrate on
- focus on
- revolve about
- revolve around
- go for
- apply
- hold
- involve
- regard
- affect
- matter to
- interest
verb be a part or attribute ofSynonymsRelated Words |