pertain

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /pɚˈteɪn/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /pəˈteɪn/

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• Hyphenation: per‧tain

Verb

Plain form pertain

Third-person singular pertains

Past tense pertained

Past participle pertained

Present participle pertaining

1. (intransitive) To pertain means to belong to.
2. (intransitive) To pertain means to relate or refer to.

Related words

• pertinent