Definitions

pertains

[per-teynz] / pərˈteɪnz /

VERB

be relevant to

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apply refer relate

STRONG

affect appertain associate befit belong combine concern connect join regard touch vest

WEAK

be appropriate be part of be pertinent bear on inhere with

Antonyms

STRONG

disconnect disjoin divide part separate

Example Sentences

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All this and more, that to thy friends and thee Pertains, at fitting time thou shalt be told.

From The Hunchback by Morley, Henry

Please you, sir, I know but of a single part, in aught Pertains to the state, and front but in that file Where others tell steps with me.

From King Henry VIII by Shakespeare, William

No mind that's honest But in it shares some woe; though the main part Pertains to you alone.

From Macbeth by Shakespeare, William