Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pertain

2 senses of pertain

Sense 1
refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe with -- (be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments")

Sense 2
pertain, appertain -- (be a part or attribute of)
       => belong to, belong -- (be a part or adjunct; "the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"; "These pages don't belong")