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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 |
Present Continuous |
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I am pertaining | you are pertaining | he/she/it is pertaining | we are pertaining | you are pertaining | they are pertaining |
Present Perfect |
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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 |
Future |
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I will pertain | you will pertain | he/she/it will pertain | we will pertain | you will pertain | they will pertain |
Future Perfect |
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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 |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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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 |
Conditional |
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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 | ThesaurusVerb | 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 |