Pertain

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident.
  • verb-intransitive. To belong as an adjunct, part, holding, or quality.
  • verb-intransitive. To be fitting or suitable.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. to belong
  • v. to relate, to refer, be relevant to
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To belong; to have connection with, or dependence on, something, as an appurtenance, attribute, etc.; to appertain
  • verb-intransitive. To have relation or reference to something.
  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. be relevant to
  • v. be a part or attribute of
  • Antonym
    irrelevant   
    Verb Form
    pertained    pertaining    pertains   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    belong    belong to   
    Hyponym
    apply    concentrate on    matter to    center on    hold    involve    regard    revolve around    affect    center   
    Form
    pertained    pertaining   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    belong    appertain    relate   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Alane    Aquitaine    Ayn    Bahrain    Biscayne    Blaine    Cain    Chain    Champagne    Champaign   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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