what does pertain mean?
PERTAIN as VERB
- Meaning
- be a part or attribute of
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Hypernyms(s) pertain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- have to do with or be relevant to
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Usage Example(s)
- There were lots of questions referring to her talk
- My remark pertained to your earlier comments
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