pertain
verb
[ pəˈteɪn ]
• be appropriate, related, or applicable to.
• "matters pertaining to the organization of government"
Similar:
concern,
relate to,
be related to,
be connected with,
be relevant to,
have relevance to,
apply to,
be pertinent to,
have reference to,
refer to,
have a bearing on,
appertain to,
bear on,
affect,
involve,
cover,
touch,
regard,
• be in effect or existence in a specified place or at a specified time.
• "their economic circumstances are vastly different from those which pertained in their land of origin"
Similar:
exist,
be the order of the day,
obtain,
be in effect,
be the case,
be prevalent,
prevail,
be current,
be established,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French partenir, from Latin pertinere ‘extend to, have reference to’, from per- ‘through’ + tenere ‘to hold’.
