| Pertain 1. (v. i.) To belong; to have connection with, or dependence on, something, as an appurtenance, attribute, etc.; to appertain; as, saltiness pertains to the ocean; flowers pertain to plant life. 2. (v. i.) To have relation or reference to something. Thesaurus Entries affect, appertain, appertain to, apply, apply to, associate, bear, bear on, befit, combine, concern, connect, cover, include, join, pertain to, refer to, regard, relate, relate to, vest |