English verb: have-to doe with | |||
| 1. | have-to doe with (stative) be relevant to | ||
| Samples | There were lots of questions referring to her talk. My remark pertained to your earlier comments. | ||
| Synonyms | bear on, come to, concern, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | affect, apply, center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, go for, hold, interest, involve, matter to, regard, revolve about, revolve around | ||
| Verb group | advert, allude, touch | ||