Pertain
Pertain verb - To have a relation or connection.
Usage example: a person who is an expert in anything pertaining to the history of the American theater
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Synonyms for Pertain
Relate
Relate verb - To have a relation or connection.
Usage example: how does your comment relate to what the rest of us have been talking about for the last hour?
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Common collocations
| people | pertain people | relate people |
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