PERTAINS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PERTAINS?

Need another word that means the same as “pertains”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “pertains” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Pertains” are: bear on, come to, concern, have to do with, refer, relate, touch, touch on, appertain

Pertains as a Verb

Definitions of "Pertains" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “pertains” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Be a part or attribute of.
• Be relevant to.

Synonyms of "Pertains" as a verb (9 Words)

appertain	Be appropriate or applicable. The answers generally appertain to improvements in standard of service.
bear on	Behave in a certain manner.
come to	Come to pass arrive as in due course.
concern	Be on the mind of. It is not necessary for us to concern ourselves with this point.
have to do with	Have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense.
refer	Make reference to. Refer a patient to a specialist.
relate	Have reference to; concern. The new legislation related to corporate activities.
touch	Have an effect upon. She didn t touch her food all night.
touch on	Consume.

Usage Examples of "Pertains" as a verb

• My remark pertained to your earlier comments.

Associations of "Pertains" (30 Words)

according	In proportion or relation to. The distribution of his property differed widely according as it was real or personal estate.
affect	Have an effect on; make a difference to. This new ruling affects your business.
appertain	Relate to; concern. The institutional arrangements which appertain under the system.
combine	Combine so as to form a whole mix. One of the world s biggest food and personal products combines.
comprise	Form or compose. The country comprises twenty states.
concern	A feeling of sympathy for someone or something. Environmental concerns.
connection	A relationship in which a person or thing is linked or associated with something else. He soldered the connection.
connote	Involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic. Spinsterhood connoted failure.
contain	Be capable of holding or containing. The record contains many old songs from the 1930 s.
correlate	Mutually related. We should correlate general trends in public opinion with trends in the content of television news.
correlated	Mutually related.
entail	The act of entailing property the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple. What does this move entail.
entangle	Twist together or entwine into a confusing mass. They were suspicious of becoming entangled in a civil war.
exist	Have an existence be extant. How am I going to exist without you.
implicate	Bring into intimate and incriminating connection. He is implicated in the scheme to defraud the government.
implicated	Culpably involved. An innocent person implicated by circumstances in a crime.
implicit	Always to be found in; essentially connected with. Implicit trust.
include	Add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category. The list includes the names of many famous writers.
included	Enclosed in the same envelope or package. The included check.
incorporate	Include or contain; have as a component. Add the cheeses and butter and process briefly to incorporate them.
indirectly	In a way that is not directly caused by something; incidentally. I heard of the damage indirectly.
involve	Be or become occupied or engrossed in something. The situation was rather involved.
involved	Emotionally involved. The involved muscles.
linked	Connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks.
relate	Be relevant to. He was related to my mother.
related	Belonging to the same family, group, or type; connected. School related activities.
relation	The way in which two or more people or groups feel about and behave towards each other. The meetings helped cement Anglo American relations.
socialize	Make (someone) behave in a way that is acceptable to their society. The children must be properly socialized.
tangle	Tangle or complicate. A tangle of golden hair.
tie	A strip of material worn round the collar and tied in a knot at the front with the ends hanging down typically forming part of a man s smart or formal outfit. Some cities and merchants were freed from feudal ties.