attach
Use Attach in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
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.
verb (used without object)
9.
to adhere; pertain; belong (usually followed by to or upon ): No blame attaches to him.
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Origin:
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 *stakka stake) + -ier infinitive suffix
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 *stakka stake) + -ier infinitive suffix
Related forms
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
Synonyms
1. subjoin, append, add, annex.
1. subjoin, append, add, annex.
Antonyms
1. detach.
1. detach.
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attach (əˈtætʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (foll by to) | |
| 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. | obsolete to seize |
| [C14: from Old French atachier to fasten, changed from estachier to fasten with a stake, from estache | |
| at'tachable | |
| —adj | |
| at'tacher | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
attach
early 14c., "to take or seize (property or goods) by law," a legal term, from O.Fr. estachier "to attach" (Fr. attacher, It. attaccare), perhaps from a- "to" + Frank. *stakon "a post, stake" or a similar Gmc. word (see stake (n.)). Meaning "to fasten, affix, connect" is first
attested 1802, from French.
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American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
Some attach special significance to last-minute personnel changes made by the king before he left.
Instead, rangers attach radio-collars to troublemaker elephants.
If not, then it's ok to feel sad at times, regardless of what label others might attach to it.
Attach a gift card to the pot or basket, explaining how to care for the plants.
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