attach
to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
to join in action or function; make part of: to attach oneself to a group.
Military. to place on temporary duty with or in assistance to a military unit.
to include as a quality or condition of something: One proviso is attached to this legacy.
to assign or attribute: to attach significance to a gesture.
to bind by ties of affection or regard: You always attach yourself to people who end up hurting you.
Law. to take (persons or property) by legal authority.
Obsolete. to lay hold of; seize.
to adhere; pertain; belong (usually followed by to or upon): No blame attaches to him.
Origin of attach
1Other words for attach
Opposites for attach
Other words from attach
- at·tach·a·ble, adjective
- at·tach·er, noun
- re·at·tach, verb
- re·at·tach·a·ble, adjective
- un·at·tach·a·ble, adjective
Words that may be confused with attach
- attach , attaché
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How to use attach in a sentence
He eventually found the right player at the right price, and he hit his shot so far out of the park that it might actually have been attached to a rocket.
Daryl Morey Made A Lot Of Trades. How Much Did They Help The Rockets? | Jared Dubin | October 22, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightWith fewer cable boxes and fewer streaming sticks attached to TVs, the smart TV platform is becoming more critical to marketers and advertisers than ever before.
Marketers are plugging into a world of streaming similarities (and differences) | Samsung Ads | October 22, 2020 | DigidayHazardous air pollutants are often found attached to particulate matter.
The EPA Refuses to Reduce Pollutants Linked to Coronavirus Deaths | by Lisa Song and Lylla Younes | October 21, 2020 | ProPublicaAs for how to measure the probabilities, various thought experiments were conceived starting in the late 1960s in which “clocks” could be attached to the particles themselves.
Quantum Tunnels Show How Particles Can Break the Speed of Light | Natalie Wolchover | October 20, 2020 | Quanta MagazineI attach the elastic to the mask and now it is ready to wear!
Based on my own reattach I had no choice but to agree with these conservative claims.
Officials said they believed Wood slipped off the yacht when she went on deck to reattach a dinghy that came loose.
L.A. Sheriff Reopens Natalie Wood Drowning Probe, Citing New Information | Christine Pelisek | November 18, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for attach
/ (əˈtætʃ) /
to join, fasten, or connect
(reflexive or passive) to become associated with or join, as in a business or other venture: he attached himself to the expedition
(intr foll by to) to be inherent (in) or connected (with): responsibility attaches to the job
to attribute or ascribe: to attach importance to an event
to include or append, esp as a condition: a proviso is attached to the contract
(usually passive) military to place on temporary duty with another unit
(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
to appoint officially
law to arrest or take (a person, property, etc) with lawful authority
obsolete to seize
Origin of attach
1Derived forms of attach
- attachable, adjective
- attacher, noun
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
Other Idioms and Phrases with attach
see no strings attached.
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