Synonyms for pertain
pərˈteɪnper·tain

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1. pertainverb

   Synonyms:
   appertain

   Antonyms:
   irrelevant

2. pertainverb

   to belong

   Synonyms:
   appertain

   Antonyms:
   irrelevant

3. pertainverb

   to relate, to refer, be relevant to

   Synonyms:
   appertain

   Antonyms:
   irrelevant

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. pertain

   Synonyms:
   belong to, relate to, appertain to, regard, concern

   Antonyms:
   be foreign to

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe withverb

   be relevant to

   "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

   Synonyms:
   adjoin, touch, resuscitate, equal, associate, doctor, have-to doe with, cite, rival, hit, consult, fix, appertain, continue, concern, impact, mend, worry, link, refer, strike, meet, reach, repair, connect, bushel, stir, bring up, uphold, tinge, look up, affect, occupy, restore, name, relate, touch on, interrelate, preserve, tinct, bear on, partake, allude, bear upon, mention, colligate, contact, match, tie in, come to, advert, push, furbish up, denote, carry on, revive, extend to, interest, disturb, link up, tint

2. pertain, appertainverb

   be a part or attribute of

   Synonyms:
   touch on, refer, relate, touch, concern, bear on, have-to doe with, come to, appertain

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1. • Belong

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1. pertainverb

   Synonyms:
   appertain

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1. List of paraphrases for "pertain":

   relate, belong, refer

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How to use pertain in a sentence?

1. United States:

   Joaquin was really interested in what people were saying about him, if it( didn't) pertain to him, he did not really care.

2. Jay Harriman:

   Friday's events were astounding and have people completely rethinking their assessments and perspectives and the country's future political trajectory, the monarchy has semi-divine status in Thailand. Public appearances and statements often pertain to royal duty or events.

3. Justice Antonin Scalia:

   The issue on gay rights, on abortion, on many of the issues in which Ruth's opinions and my opinions differ does not pertain to the substance, it doesn't pertain to whether gay people ought to have those rights — whether there ought to be a constitutional right — a right to abortion, that isn't the issue, the issue is quite simply who decides, that's all.

4. Jeff Flake:

   I must also say that separate and apart from this nomination and the facts that pertain to it, I do not believe that the claim of sexual assault is invalid because a 15-year-old girl didn't promptly report the assault to the authorities, as the President of the United States said just two days ago.

5. Mark Zuckerberg:

   I'm going to say stupid things, and I need to get feedback, 'that was dumb,' learn, get better, and I think that we're at a particular point of time where we don't have a lot of understanding for mistakes, or mistaken views, especially as they pertain to gender or race, and I think that you've got to make mistakes to learn, so if there's one thing that I'd wish for is for there to be more open discourse... And for that discourse to ultimately help us get to a better place as a society.