Definition of pertain Pertain

/pɚtejˈn/ - [perteyn] - per•tain

We found 11 definitions of pertain from 6 different sources.

What does pertain mean?

Verb pertains, pertaining, pertained
pertain - be a part or attribute of
		appertain
		belong to, belong be a part or adjunct; "the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"; "These pages don't belong"
pertain - be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
		refer, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe with
		concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, center on, revolve around, center center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"
		go for, apply, hold ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"
		regard, affect, involve look at attentively
		matter to, interest be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!"

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pertain (v. i.)
To belong; to have connection with, or dependence on, something, as an appurtenance, attribute, etc.; to appertain; as, saltness pertains to the ocean; flowers pertain to plant life.
pertain (v. i.)
To have relation or reference to something.

pertain
per-tān′, v.i. to belong: to relate (with to).—ns. Per′tinence, Per′tinency, state of being pertinent or to the point: fitness for the matter on hand: suitableness: appositeness.—adj. Per′tinent, pertaining or related to a subject: being to the point: fitted for the matter on hand: fitting or appropriate: suitable: apposite.—adv. Per′tinently.—n. Per′tinentness. [O. Fr. partenir—L. pertinēre—per, thoroughly, tenēre, to hold.]