pertaining

[ per-tey-ning ]

adjective

1. related to or associated with something specified; belonging or relevant to the matter at hand:

   Before you begin the verification process, make sure you have all pertaining documents such as receipts, past tax returns, etc.

   A memorandum of understanding was drafted and sent to the pertaining bodies, along with a specific date by which an agreement needed to be reached.

Other Words From

• un·per·tain·ing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pertaining¹

pertain ( def ) + -ing ²( def )

Example Sentences

Although the term was coined in a seminal 2018 paper on deepfakes, it doesn’t pertain to deepfakes alone.

From MIT Technology Review

Enterprise SEO pertains to large companies with complex organizational structures and various lines of business and products, and that is the most common definition of it.

From Search Engine Watch

There was a tremendous lack of any evidence and research data that pertained to the kind of patients I saw in rural practice.

From MIT Technology Review

The heightened concern about possible rare allergic reactions will also pertain to the Moderna vaccine, because it uses the same genetic technology as Pfizer-BioNTech.

From Washington Post

Reading through FTC legal documents isn’t exactly thrilling content, but here are some of the key points regarding how Facebook’s possible shakeup pertains to us, the picture-posting, comment-leaving masses.

From Popular-Science

Though if the documentary is part of the art, doesn't that mean everything pertaining to it is?

From The Daily Beast

She lost all her emails pertaining to the period under examination and then some.

From The Daily Beast

Like all things pertaining to Chris Brown, the highlight of his performance Sunday night happened when he shut his mouth.

From The Daily Beast

Issues pertaining to women such as domestic violence, rape, etc. may garner more attention for a few councilmen.

From The Daily Beast

We can't dismiss these human costs as pertaining to only somebody else.

From The Daily Beast

This winter I shall decide several things pertaining to my future; it is my plan to practice for awhileand not marry!

From Project Gutenberg

One of the most general principles pertaining to them is, the majority shall rule.

From Project Gutenberg

There can be no dower in a mere personal privilege, or in a revocable license pertaining to land.

From Project Gutenberg

She was probably the only one to whom was confided all the terrible secrets pertaining to the life of Madame Graslin.

From Project Gutenberg

My own individuality is entirely in the background; aye, I am not conscious of any personality in matters pertaining to the Cause.

From Project Gutenberg