pertaining
Syllables: per·tain·ingUK/pəˈteɪnɪŋ//pɚˈteɪnɪŋ/
pertaining is the present participle and gerund of pertain.
Meaning of pertain
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.
Noun
pertaining (plural pertainings)
- Something that pertains; an appurtenance.
- When, I say, these things are duly considered as pertainings of a woman's lot, we might almost justify them in a riot against natural sexhood itself, if there were any thing to be gained by it.1869, Horace Bushnell, Women's suffrage: the reform against nature, page 90
Forms of pertaining
| plural | pertainings |
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Words that rhyme with pertaining
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- 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
- pertain
- profane
- public domain
- reign
- swain
Questions about pertaining
- What does pertaining mean?
- Pertaining means something that pertains; an appurtenance.
- What is pertaining the present participle and gerund of?
- Pertaining is the present participle and gerund of pertain.
- What part of speech is pertaining?
- Pertaining is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pertaining?
- Pertaining is pronounced /pɚˈteɪnɪŋ/ (US).
- What is the plural of pertaining?
- The plural of pertaining is pertainings.
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