pertain

Have relevance to

Pertain means to relate or belong to something: These documents pertain to the case.

It suggests relevance or connection rather than ownership.

The word appears most often in formal or legal contexts: matters pertaining to national security, all rights pertaining thereto.

Something that pertains to you concerns or applies to you.

reference

refer

Direct to another source

  • relateConnect or recount
  • concernTroubled interest in something
  • regardAttentive consideration given

touch · involve · apply · connect · belong · attach · bear upon · have to do with · be about · address

association

relate

Connect or recount

tie · bond · affiliate · join · associate · interrelate · correspond · align · parallel · complement

relevance

applicable

Able to be used

material · related · connected · bearing · concerning · apropos · fitting · appropriate · suitable · apt

Categories
Opposites
relevance/connection

pertaindissociate

Sever a mental link

disconnect

Phrases
Family

appertain, pertaining, pertains, pertained

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G