pertains

Meaning of pertains

verb, 3rd person present
  1. be appropriate, related, or applicable to.
    matters pertaining to the organization of government
  2. be in effect or existence in a specified place or at a specified time.
    their economic circumstances are vastly different from those which pertained in their land of origin

late Middle English: from Old French partenir, from Latin pertinere ‘extend to, have reference to’, from per- ‘through’ + tenere ‘to hold’.

Information about pertains

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of pertains is: pertain.
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Hyphenation of pertains

per-tains

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • pertains is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

pertains synonyms

Meaning relate to; be about:

concern

Meaning have an effect on; make a difference to:

affect

Meaning have or include (something) as a necessary or integral part or result:

involve

Meaning put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it:

cover

Meaning come into or be in contact with:

touch

Meaning consider or think of in a specified way:

regard

Meaning have objective reality or being:

exist

Meaning get, acquire, or secure (something):

obtain

Meaning prove more powerful or superior:

prevail

Anagrams of pertains

painters, pantries, parentis, pinaster, pristane, repaints, spartein

Words that rhyme with pertains

ains, Bains, ouabains, wabains, Cains, Novocains, cains, cocains, eucains, marocains, Boudains, disdains, foreordains, mondains, ordains, preordains, reordains, fains, bargains, gains, outbargains, outgains, regains, turnagains, chains, disenchains, enchains, hains, interchains, subchains, unchains, Jains, kains, Plains, blains, bromelains, chamberlains, chaplains, chilblains, complains, elains, explains, floodplains, murlains, outvillains, overexplains, peneplains, plains, porcelains, purslains

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