Meaning

4 senses
  1. (intransitive)To belong to or be connected as a part, adjunct, attribute, or accessory.

    That spare wheel pertains to this car.

    gehören, verbunden

    принадлежа́тьprinadležátʹ

    нале́жатиnaléžaty

    be a part or attribute of

  2. (intransitive)To relate to, concern, or be relevant to.

    That question doesn't pertain to the topic, so I'm not going to answer it.

    betreffen, sich beziehen auf

    относи́тьсяotnosítʹsja

    відно́ситисяvidnósytysja, стосува́тисяstosuvátysja

    be relevant to

  3. (intransitive)To apply; to be or remain in place; to continue to be applicable.

  4. To be appropriate or suitable.

Examples

11 sentences
  1. How does this pertain to me?

    deWas hat das mit mir zu tun?

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  2. What does this pertain to?

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  3. That observation pertains to you, too.

    deDiese Beobachtung betrifft auch dich.

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  4. That sentence doesn't pertain to you.

    ruТо предложение не относится к вам.

    deDieser Satz betrifft Sie nicht.

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  5. This discussion does not pertain to you.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to belong:
to relate:
Русский
By meaning 2
to belong:
to relate:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to belong:
to relate:

Origin

From Middle English pertenen, from Old French partenir, pertenir (modern French appartenir

From Middle English pertenen, from Old French partenir, pertenir (modern French appartenir), in turn from Latin pertineō, pertinēre.

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Forms

pertains, pertaining, pertained, pertained
Base formpertain · to pertain
3rd person singularpertains
Present participlepertaining
Past simplepertained
Past participlepertained

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypertain
he, she, itpertains

Past simpleLesson

all personspertained

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave pertained
he, she, ithas pertained

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pertain

Synonyms

19 synonyms

Antonyms

3 antonyms
be irrelevanthave no businessnot concern

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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