pertained

verb

past tense of pertain
1
as in belonged
to be the property of a person or group of persons the belief that quality medical care is a right that pertains to everyone

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Relevance
2
as in related
to have a relation or connection a person who is an expert in anything pertaining to the history of the American theater

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Recent Examples of pertained The investigation pertained to incidents that occurred in February. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 Mickelson was one of the most popular players on the PGA Tour before his controversial move to LIV and comments about his Saudi backers, and his career survived some unsavory headlines, several of which pertained to gambling. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 While that ruling pertained only to admissions, the administration last winter notified schools that any differential consideration based on race was unconstitutional. — ABC News, 3 June 2026 The central issue pertained to the air compressor drivebelt, which apparently passed a pre-trip inspection despite its poor condition. — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026 The remaining allegations pertained to It Ends With Us Movie LLC (breach of agreement and retaliation), Wayfarer Studios (retaliation) and the company Lively had accused of organizing an online campaign that cast Lively in a negative light, The Agency Group PR LLC (aiding in retaliation). — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 4 May 2026 Some 73% of deals pertained to new media, with digital media and sports the most active segments. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026 In an affidavit filed last month, the bettor claimed that communication with Clase pertained solely to rooster fighting, not baseball. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026 Notably, that case pertained to inland Lake Winnebago. — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pertained
  1. belonged
  2. related
  3. referred
  4. applied
Verb
  • Helen, however, insisted that the credit belonged neither to her nor to John.
    — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
  • Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform UK party to which Widdecombe belonged, said staff had searched party emails to check for patterns of abuse directed at her, but had not found anything.
    — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of belonged
Verb
  • There’s no way to prove that the cluster of cases are related or that the cancer diagnoses are linked to environmental exposure.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 July 2026
  • The mode also displays a message asking customers to solve payment or contract-related issues to regain complete access.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026
Definition of related
Verb
  • All of them either referred requests to other authorities or never responded.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • The judge also referred Alejandro Brito, a Coral Gables attorney who also represented Trump in the case, to the Florida Bar for potential disciplinary action.
    — Austin Horn July 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Definition of referred
Verb
  • After the Seattle Reign applied additional heat with goals in the 17th and 20th minutes, the Wave rallied often but couldn’t overcome either their own imprecision or goalkeeper Claudia Dickey’s shot-blocking.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026
  • The latter has applied more frequently lately as AEW’s women’s division has been hampered by up-and-down booking and the departures of stars like Jade Cargill and Mariah May, both of whom signed with WWE.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of applied

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