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
Attaching food with skewers, toothpicks, fishing line, and twine.
Epic Meal Empire’s Meat Monstrosities: From the Bacon Spider to the Cinnabattleship | Harley Morenstein | July 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMore members of the Twitterverse are coopting the hashtag and attaching it to concerns that seem relatively trivial.
Suddenly, the scarf (or whatever was attaching it from above) slipped, and she fell onto the concrete headfirst.
Thrills and Too Many Spills: The Dangers of the Circus | Marina Watts | May 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe problem with this is that attaching all this shame to sex does end up hurting people.
Why We Need to Stop Using the Phrase ‘Walk of Shame’ | Amanda Marcotte | May 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSenators can also try attaching the bill as an amendment to future bills under consideration.
GOP Will Force Reid to Save Obama’s Iran Policy—Over and Over Again | Josh Rogin | February 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Having reached this spot, they lost no time in cutting slender poles of poplar and attaching the lines.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail | Arthur R. ThompsonDavid, attaching no importance to so natural and trivial an incident, passed on before the youth.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence | Eugne SueThrough the oval-shaped flange two bolts pass for attaching the bearing to the wrought-iron framing of the tender.
An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design | David Allan LowOne porter overcame this difficulty by attaching a long handle to the pan as shown in the illustration.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousMagpies are plentiful and are seen in flocks of twenty at a time, in numbers that preclude any superstition attaching to them.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. Wigram
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
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Other Idioms and Phrases with attach
see no strings attached.
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