Definition of "pertained" [pertained]

• Simple past tense and past participle of pertain. (verb)

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• "But he left the word gunsel because Hammett had used it so casually that Shaw took it for granted that the word pertained to a hired gunman."
• "I continued along this life-is-tough vein until I noticed the clock and realized his call pertained to something bigger than a water shortage."
• "That recall pertained to the pedal getting stuck under the floor mat."