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pertain::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bear on, come to, concern, have to do with, refer, relate, touch, touch on |
| Has types | affect, apply, center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, go for, hold, interest, involve, matter to, revolve about, regard, revolve around |
| Verb group | touch, allude, advert |
| Derivation | pertinence, pertinency, pertinent |
My remark pertained to your earlier comments.
Examples of pertain
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Most of the sources currently used in this article pertain to the combined film.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Open source can pertain to businesses and to computers, software and technology.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Your reasons given pertain to the extent of suffrage, not the form of government.
From the economist.com
There are a few exceptions, including two that pertain to seismic retrofitting.
From the dailynews.com
Ghana has a wide variety of local beverages which pertain to various communities.
From the en.wikipedia.org
All questions that pertain to the world within us are beyond the reach of science.
From the theatlantic.com
Some pertain to services and amenities they would like us to expand and offer.
From the newsobserver.com
However, there are two important publications that do pertain to this subject.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
The three patents pertain to data display, user interface and short text messages.
From the techcrunch.com
- Refer: be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
- Be a part or attribute of
- Pertain is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.
- To belong; To relate, to refer
- (pertainment) The quality of two or more subjects pertaining to each other especially in a constructive, abstract, and/or newly discovered way; A holistic quality to strive for in works
- To have reference to something
- To belong as a part of
