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attach definition

at·tach (ə tac̸h′)

transitive verb

  1. to fasten by sticking, tying, etc.
  2. to make (a person or thing) part of; join: often used reflexively he attached himself to us
  3. to connect by ties of affection, attraction, etc.
  4. to add or affix (a signature, codicil, etc.)
  5. to ascribe I attach great significance to the news
  6. to appoint by authority or order
  7. Law to take (property) into custody of a court by writ
  8. Mil. to join (troops, a unit, etc.) temporarily to some other unit

Etymology: ME attachen < OFr atacher, altered by substitution of prefix < estachier, to attach < estache, a post, stake < Frank *stakka: see stick

intransitive verb

to be fastened or joined; adhere; belong the advantages that attach to wealth

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attach Synonyms

attach

v.

  1. To join

    connect, append, add; see fasten 1, join 1.

  2. To seize; especially, to seize legally

    appropriate, take over, confiscate; see seize 2.

  3. To attribute

    associate, impute, ascribe; see attribute.

  4. To assign

    appoint, name, detail; see assign 1. See syn. study atattribute, fasten.


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attach Usage Examples

Used with why or when

  • which: Please find a brochure attached which has full details of each program.

Object

  • stigma: Many underestimate their need for help, and feel there is a stigma attached to asking.

Preposition: at

  • annex: A summary of the work carried out during the scoping phase, with more background on the Study is attached at annex A.

Preposition: as

  • appendix: The amended response is attached as an appendix to the minutes.

Modifying Another Word

  • securely: It must be attached securely to your vehicle using the metal mounting bars and / or cable ties.
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Where people wish to attach, they should always be ignorant. To come with a well informed mind, is to come with an inability of administering to the vanity of others, which a sensible person would always wish to avoid. A woman especially, if shehavethemisfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well she can†imbecility in females is a great enhancement of their personal charms.

-Austen,Jane

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