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Concerning vs Pertain - What's the difference?

concerning | pertain |

As verbs the difference between concerning and pertain

is that concerning is present participle of lang=en while pertain is to belong.

As an adjective concerning

is causing concern; worrisome.

As a preposition concerning

is regarding, respecting.

As a noun concerning

is that which one is concerned in; one's business.

concerning

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing concern; worrisome.
  • (obsolete) important
  • * South
    • So great and so concerning truth.

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • Regarding, respecting.
  • * Bible, Numbers x. 29
    • The Lord hath spoken good concerning Israel.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which one is concerned in; one's business.
  • * William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure
    • We shall write to you, / As Time and our Concernings shall importune, / How it goes with us, and do look to know / What doth befall you here.

    pertain

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to belong
  • to relate, to refer, be relevant to

    • Usage notes

    * In all the above senses, pertain' is followed by '''to''' (or formerly by '''unto''', as in ''The King James Version of The Bible'' and in the plays of Shakespeare, although ' to is used in these works as well).

    Quotations

    (relate ): * 1989 , Sort out any booklets or manuals that pertain to the heating system or any other fixture that you are leaving behind. — One's company , Underwood, Lynn, Southampton: Ashford.

    Synonyms

    * appertain

    Antonyms

    * be irrelevant

    Anagrams

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