Pertain
WordNet
verb
(1) Be a part or attribute of
(2) Have to do with or be relevant to
"There were lots of questions referring to her talk"
"My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From partenir (French: appartenir), in turn from Latin .
Verb
Usage notes
- In all the above senses, pertain is formal and followed by to (at times followed 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.