pertain
Syllables: per·tain/pəˈteɪn/US/pɚˈteɪn/
pertain verb: to belong to or be connected as a part, adjunct, attribute, or accessory.
Verb
pertain (third-person singular simple present pertains, present participle pertaining, simple past and past participle pertained)
- To belong to or be connected as a part, adjunct, attribute, or accessory.
- That spare wheel pertains to this car.
- Synonyms:
- belong
- To relate to, concern, or be relevant to.
- That question doesn't pertain to the topic, so I'm not going to answer it.
- To apply; to be or remain in place; to continue to be applicable.
- An explanation offered is that every Sabbath Va'ani Tefilati is said in praise of the people of Israel, who, though they eat and drink, read the Torah and pray. However, on Yom Kippur this does not pertain.1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 340
- Synonyms:
- apply
- To be appropriate or suitable.
pertain meaning in Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada and Myanmar
pertain in Bengali
- সংশ্লিষ্ট হওয়া, সম্পর্কযুক্ত হওয়া
pertain in Malayalam
- relate to, concern, be related to
- സംബന്ധിച്ചിരിക്കുക, ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുക, ബാധിക്കുന്നതായിരിക്കുക, ബന്ധമുള്ളതായിരിക്കുക, പരസ്പരബന്ധമുണ്ടായിരിക്കുക, സംബന്ധപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുക
- belong to, be a part of, be included in
- ഭാഗമായിരിക്കുക, സ്വന്തമായിരിക്കുക, ഉൾച്ചേർക്കപ്പെടുക, ഉൾക്കൊണ്ടിരിക്കുക
- exist, be the order of the day, be the case
- നിലനില്ക്കുുക, നിലവിലിരിക്കുക, നിലവിലുണ്ടായിരിക്കുക, സ്ഥിതിയതായിരിക്കുക, സത്യമായിരിക്കുക, നടപ്പിലാകുക
pertain in Kannada
- ಸೇರು, ಅಡಸು
pertain in Myanmar
- to relate
- သက်ဆိုင် sakhcuing
Examples of pertain in a sentence
- Anendophasia as we define it pertains to the subjective experience of inner speech.
- “This pertains to employees in DC, NY, Las Vegas and Orlando.
- "They inaugurated the era of cheesy celebrity obsession which pertains today," he says.
Synonyms of pertain
Antonyms
- be irrelevant
- have no business
- not concern
Forms of pertain
| third-person singular present | pertains |
|---|---|
| present participle | pertaining |
| past participle | pertained |
| past | pertained |
Origin of pertain
From Middle English pertenen, from Old French partenir, pertenir (modern French appartenir), in turn from Latin pertineō, pertinēre.
Words formed from pertain
Words that rhyme with pertain
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- drain
- pane
- gain
- main
- sustain
- vein
- entertain
- skein
- Wayne
- abstain
- bane
- campaign
- champagne
- crane
- entrain
- fain
- insane
- maine
- pain
- plane
- stain
- wane
- Aquitaine
- ascertain
- chicane
- contain
- detain
- explain
- maintain
- mundane
- obtain
- refrain
- remain
- vane
- amain
- arcane
- Blaine
- complain
- deign
- detrain
- distrain
- kane
- ordain
- profane
- public domain
- reign
- swain
- terrain
Questions about pertain
- What does pertain mean?
- Pertain means to belong to or be connected as a part, adjunct, attribute, or accessory.
- What is pertain in Bengali?
- Pertain in Bengali is সংশ্লিষ্ট হওয়া, সম্পর্কযুক্ত হওয়া. See Pertain meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is pertain?
- Pertain is a verb.
- How do you pronounce pertain?
- Pertain is pronounced /pəˈteɪn/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of pertain?
- The past tense of pertain is pertained.
Words near pertain in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pertain (page history and authors); Pertain (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pertain (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); pertain (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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