Thesaurus:pertain

Thesaurus

pertain

English

Verb

Sense: to have to do with; be relevant to

Synonyms

• affect
• bear upon
• bear on
• concern
• impact
• involve
• pertain
• refer
• regard
• relate
• touch

Antonyms

• be irrelevant
• have no business
• not concern

See also

• Thesaurus:pertinent (adjective)
• Thesaurus:pertinently (adverb}}

Further reading

• “9. relation” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “pertain” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.