pertain

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French partenir (modern French appartenir), in turn from Latin pertineō, pertinēre.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪn

Verb

pertain (third-person singular simple present pertains, present participle pertaining, simple past and past participle pertained)

(intransitive) to belong to or be a part of; be an adjunct, attribute, or accessory of
(intransitive) to relate, to refer, be relevant to
(intransitive) To apply; to be or remain in place; to continue to be applicable

Usage notes

In all the above senses, pertain is followed by to (or formerly by unto, as in The King James Version of The Bible and in the plays of Shakespeare, although to is used in these works as well).

Quotations

(relate):

1989, Sort out any booklets or manuals that pertain to the heating system or any other fixture that you are leaving behind. — One's company, Underwood, Lynn, Southampton: Ashford.

Synonyms

appertain

Antonyms

be irrelevant

Related terms

pertinent
pertinence
pertinency

Translations

to belong

Catalan: pertànyer (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 属于 (zh), 从属 (zh)
Czech: náležet
Dutch: behoren (nl)
Finnish: kuulua (fi)
French: appartenir (fr)
Galician: pertencer (gl)
German: gehören (de), verbunden (de)
Hungarian: tartozik (hu)

Italian: riguardare (it), pertenere (it), attenere (it), spettare (it)
Macedonian: принадлежи (prinádleži)
Polish: należeć (pl)
Portuguese: pertencer (pt)
Russian: принадлежа́ть (ru) (prinadležátʹ)
Scottish Gaelic: buin
Slovene: nanašati se
Spanish: pertenecer (es)
Swedish: gälla (sv), höra till, tillhöra (sv)
Turkish: âit olmak, ilgili olmak, mahsus olmak

to relate, to refer

Chinese:
Mandarin: 有关 (zh)
German: betreffen (de), sich beziehen auf
Greek: αναφέρομαι (el) (anaféromai)
Hungarian: vonatkozik (hu)
Italian: riferirsi (it), riguardare (it)
Macedonian: се однесува (se odnésuva)
Norwegian: gjelde (no)

Polish: odnosić się (pl)
Portuguese: referir-se a
Russian: относи́ться (ru) (otnosítʹsja)
Slovene: nanašati se
Swedish: angå (sv), beträffa (sv)
Turkish: uygun olmak (tr), uymak (tr)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked‌: "to relate, to refer"

Telugu: సంబంధించు (sambandhinchu)

Anagrams

Painter, Parenti, apterin, painter, pine tar, repaint, terapin