How do you pronounce pertained?

The recorded pronunciation is /pɚtˈeɪnd/.

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pertained

/pɚtˈeɪnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

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remained explained trained obtained gained contained self-contained maintained sustained retained complained detained

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