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attach

[uh-tach]

verb (used with object)

  1. to fasten or affix; join; connect.

    to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.

    Synonyms: , , ,
    Antonyms:
  2. to join in action or function; make part of.

    to attach oneself to a group.

  3. Military.to place on temporary duty with or in assistance to a military unit.

  4. to include as a quality or condition of something.

    One proviso is attached to this legacy.

  5. to assign or attribute.

    to attach significance to a gesture.

  6. to bind by ties of affection or regard.

    You always attach yourself to people who end up hurting you.

  7. Law.to take (persons or property) by legal authority.

  8. Obsolete.to lay hold of; seize.



verb (used without object)

  1. to adhere; pertain; belong (usually followed by to orupon ).

    No blame attaches to him.

attach

/ əˈæʃ /

verb

  1. to join, fasten, or connect

  2. (reflexive or passive) to become associated with or join, as in a business or other venture

    he attached himself to the expedition

  3. to be inherent (in) or connected (with)

    responsibility attaches to the job

  4. to attribute or ascribe

    to attach importance to an event

  5. to include or append, esp as a condition

    a proviso is attached to the contract

  6. (usually passive) military to place on temporary duty with another unit

  7. (usually passive) to put (a member of an organization) to work in a different unit or agency, either with an expectation of reverting to, or while retaining some part of, the original working arrangement

  8. to appoint officially

  9. law to arrest or take (a person, property, etc) with lawful authority

  10. obsoleteto seize

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • attachable adjective
  • attacher noun
  • reattach verb
  • reattachable adjective
  • unattachable adjective
  • ˈٲ noun
  • ˈٲ󲹲 adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of attach1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English atachen, from Anglo-French atacher “to seize,” Old French atachier “to fasten,” alteration of estachier “to fasten with or to a stake,” from estach(e), from Frankish stakka “sٲ”; stake 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of attach1

C14: from Old French atachier to fasten, changed from estachier to fasten with a stake, from estache stake 1
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Idioms and Phrases

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Example Sentences

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“Land back means giving the land back to its original people with no strings attached. Let them provide their traditional knowledge to heal the land, the environment.”

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Onscreen, she excels at playing skeptics who are privately amused by the shenanigans of attaching yourself to another person.

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The officers bent one of Padilla’s arms behind his back and attached a handcuff, then said, “Other hand, sir? Other hand.”

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There’s a version of it where I’m quite literally attached to the bus and I am physically pedaling and exerting myself as hard as I can.

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A piece of sticky batting tape with Rabada's name written on it in pen has been attached to the board for his figures of 5-51, as is the tradition for players during matches.

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