attach

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/ əˈtætʃ /

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verb (used with object)

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.

verb (used without object)

to adhere; pertain; belong (usually followed by to or upon): No blame attaches to him.

OTHER WORDS FOR attach

1 subjoin, append, add, annex.

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OPPOSITES FOR attach

1 detach.

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Origin of attach

1300–50; Middle English atachen<Anglo-French atacher to seize, Old French atachier to fasten, alteration of estachier to fasten with or to a stake, equivalent to estach(e) (<Germanic *stakkastake¹) + -ier infinitive suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM attach

at·tach·a·ble, adjectiveat·tach·er, nounre·at·tach, verbre·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|FiveThirtyEight
With 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|Digiday
Hazardous 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|ProPublica
As 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 Magazine

I attach the elastic to the mask and now it is ready to wear!
Making Halloween Masks That Don’t Suck|Eugene Robinson|October 16, 2020|Ozy
Based on my own reattach I had no choice but to agree with these conservative claims.
David's Book Club: The Righteous Mind|Noah Kristula-Green|April 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for attach

attach

/ (əˈtætʃ) /

verb (mainly tr)

to join, fasten, or connect

(reflexive or passive) to become associated with or join, as in a business or other venturehe attached himself to the expedition

(intr foll by to) to be inherent (in) or connected (with)responsibility attaches to the job

to attribute or ascribeto attach importance to an event

to include or append, esp as a conditiona 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

Derived forms of attach

attachable, adjectiveattacher, noun

Word Origin for attach

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

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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