PERTAIN
Dictionary entry overview: What does pertain mean?
• PERTAIN (verb)
The verb PERTAIN has 2 senses:
1. have to do with or be relevant to
2. be a part or attribute of
Familiarity information: PERTAIN used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PERTAIN (verb)
Meaning:
Have to do with or be relevant to
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
pertain; concern; bear on; come to; refer; relate; touch on; touch
Context examples:
There were lots of questions referring to her talk / My remark pertained to your earlier comments
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pertain"):
center; center on; concentrate on; focus on; revolve about; revolve around (center upon)
apply; go for; hold (be pertinent or relevant or applicable)
affect; involve; regard (connect closely and often incriminatingly)
interest; matter to (be of importance or consequence)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Be a part or attribute of
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
appertain; pertain
Hypernyms (to "pertain" is one way to...):
belong; consist; dwell; lie; lie in (originate (in))
Sentence frame:
Something ----s to somebody
