appertains

verb

present tense third-person singular of appertain
1
as in belongs
to be the property of a person or group of persons the doctrine that the swath of land between the Atlantic and the Pacific naturally appertained to the United States

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Relevance
2
as in pertains
to have a relation or connection list some of the things appertaining to public health

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appertains
  1. belongs
  2. pertains
  3. relates
  4. applies
  5. refers
Verb
  • Users already use it to write profiles and draft messages, Sharabi said, which forces dating companies to decide how much of it belongs inside their products.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • But unlike Brief History, which includes gay characters but mostly isn’t about them, The Disappearers also belongs with those earlier chronicles of gay America that Jordan and Eddy name-check, especially John Rechy’s The Sexual Outlaw.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of belongs
Verb
  • That pertains with or without the presence of breast milk, the TSA specifies.
    — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • There are examples of this sort of thing across college athletics, where players try to avoid paying a buyout that pertains to their previous school.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of pertains
Verb
  • Each and every item relates in some way to the novel’s storyline, yet miraculously, many of the objects were sourced before the book was even written.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Holland’s Spider-Man relates more personally to everyone — friends and foes — than any other superhero; his scenes with the Punisher (Jon Bernthal), Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), Det.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of relates
Verb
  • This branch of civil engineering applies the laws of physics and mathematics to design the skeletons of artificial structures.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The same method applies to cameras, Patricolo and McCarty said.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of applies
Verb
  • As this is under active investigation, the district refers all questions to the Monroe County Sheriff's office.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Quality of earnings refers not just to how much a business earns but also to how reliably, how predictably and under what conditions those earnings are produced.
    — Robert Indries, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of refers
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“Appertains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appertains. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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