pertain to (someone or something)
pertain to (someone or something)
To relate to, be relevant to, or have a connection with someone or something. These meetings never pertain to me, but the boss wants me to be there anyway. It was a bizarre scene that didn't seem to pertain to the rest of the film as a whole.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
pertain to someone or something
to relate to someone or something; to have something to do with someone or something. I don't think that anything discussed in this meeting pertained to me. It really doesn't pertain to the matter at hand.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
pertain to
v.
To be relevant to or concerned with something: In chemistry the word "basic" pertains to substances with a pH factor greater than 7.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- pertain
- pertain to
- tie in
- tie in with
- relate (something) to (something)
- ardent admirer
- so much for
- so much for (someone or something)
- so much for sb/sth
- tell about