different between pertain vs pertains
pertain
English
Etymology
From Middle English pertenen, from Old French partenir (modern French appartenir), in turn from Latin pertine?, pertin?re.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /p??te?n/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p??te?n/
- Rhymes: -e?n
- Hyphenation: per?tain
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
Anagrams
- Painter, Parenti, apterin, painter, pine tar, repaint, terapin
pertain From the web:
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pertains
English
Verb
pertains
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pertain
Anagrams
- Painters, Parentis, painters, pantries, pinaster, pine tars, pristane, repaints, star pine, terapins
pertains From the web:
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- what pertains to a man
- what pertains to a distinct combination of feelings
- what pertains to violation of society's norm
- what pertains to the breaking down of rocks
- what pertains to the study of values
- what pertains to the reasons for conducting the study
- what pertains to the symbols used in multimodals
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