Dictionary Entry
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
- 1intransitive 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.
- 2intransitive verb
To have relation or reference to something.
- 3verb
be a part or attribute of
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- 4verb
be relevant to
"There were lots of questions referring to her talk"
"My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
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