What is the meaning of pertain?

Be relevant to.
- usage: "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
- synonyms: refer, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe with
Be a part or attribute of.
- synonyms: appertain

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