appertain

verb

ˌa-pər-ˈtān How to pronounce appertain (audio)
Definition of appertainnext
1
as in to belong
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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2
as in to pertain
to have a relation or connection list some of the things appertaining to public health

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appertain
  1. belong
  2. pertain
  3. relate
  4. apply
Verb
  • There’s a difference between a genuine sense of belonging and performing to keep up with appearances, Sagittarius.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The real question is where each coordinating mechanism belongs.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of belong
Verb
  • Its provisions only pertain to the final totals of cash transactions in the event that exact change cannot be provided.
    — Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The genetic differences among the populations did not pertain only to smell.
    — Willow Zhang, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of pertain
Verb
  • Fire officials said the fire appeared to be cooking-related, and investigators are still determining what caused it.
    — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Plenty among us, as our country commits atrocities across the globe, might relate.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of relate
Verb
  • The marks apply across all Claude surfaces people use — the API, Claude Code, Claude Cowork and deployments through AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Foundry.
    — Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But no matter the amount returned, states have held that their specific rules apply to banks lending within their borders.
    — P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of apply
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“Appertain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appertain. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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