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Affects vs Pertains - What's the difference?

affects | pertains |

As verbs the difference between affects and pertains

is that affects is (affect) while pertains is (pertain).

As a noun affects

is .

affects

English

Noun

(head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (affect)

    • pertains

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (pertain)

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    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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