attach
verb (used with object)
to fasten or affix; join; connect.
is attaching
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present progressiveof attach (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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In September the White House announced that it is attaching a $100,000 fee to new petitions for H-1B visas, which allow employers to hire college-educated foreign nationals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
She is attaching a preservation restriction to her property deed, requiring that any future owner retain the structure’s essential characteristics.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
“Right now the international community is attaching importance to Taiwan,” said Hung Sun-han, a lawmaker with Tsai’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party who traveled to Glasgow.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2021
There have been signs something similar is attaching itself to Harry Kane, that the exit music is already beginning to chime, albeit unfairly, and prematurely.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 17, 2020
"Keep back, everybody!" warned Elmer; "give Toby and the 'coon all the room they need, because our chum is attaching the parachute to his body right now!"
From The Hickory Ridge Boy Scouts: Under Canvas or, The Hunt for the Cartaret Ghost by Alan Douglas
