pertain

pertain is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as intransitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. 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.
2. intransitive verb. To have relation or reference to something.
3. verb. be a part or attribute of

   Synonyms: appertain

4. verb. be relevant to

   "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"

   "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

   Synonyms: concern, refer, relate, touch

Synonyms

appertain, concern, refer, relate, touch

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in pertain:

painter, pterian, repaint

Common word forms

pertains, pertained, pertaining, pertainment

Words from these letters

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