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   at·tach

   /əˈtaCH/

   verb

   • 1. fasten; join: "he made certain that the trailer was securely attached to the van" Similar fastenfixaffixjoinconnectcouplelinksecuremake fasttietie upbindfetterstrapropetethertrusslashhitchmooranchoryokechainsticktapeadheregluebondcementfuseweldsolderpinpegscrewboltrivetbattenpinionclampclipaddappendannexsubjoinOpposite detach
   • ▪ fasten (a related document) to another, or to an email: "I attach a copy of the memo for your information"
   • ▪ include (a condition) as part of an agreement: "the Commission can attach appropriate conditions to the operation of the agreement"
   • ▪ join (someone or something) without being invited: "they were all too ready to attach themselves to you for the whole day"
   • ▪ appoint (someone) for special or temporary duties: "I was attached to another department" Similar assignallotallocatedetailappointrelocatereassigntransfermovesendsecondlendOpposite separate
   • 2. attribute importance or value to: "he doesn't attach too much importance to radical ideas"
   • ▪ (of importance or value) be attributed to: "great importance attaches to the family role" Similar ascribeassignattributeaccreditapplyimputeinvest withput onplace onlay on
   • 3. seize (a person's property) by legal authority: archaic "the court attached his wages for child support" Similar seizeconfiscatecommandeerrequisitionappropriateexpropriatetake possession oftake awaytakesequestersequestratedistraindisseizepoind

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘seize by legal authority’): from Old French atachier or estachier ‘fasten, fix’, based on an element of Germanic origin related to stake1; compare with attack.

   Derivatives

   • 1. attachable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishATTACH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • Cached

   to fasten, join, or connect something: attach something to something I attached a photo to my application form. Use this cable to attach the printer to the computer. In the UK , packets of cigarettes come with a government health warning attached to them (= on them). I attach (= am sending, usually with a letter) a copy of our latest report.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › attachAttach Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   • Cached

   1. : to take by legal authority especially under a writ. attached the property. 2. a. : to bring (oneself) into an association. attached herself to their cause. b. : to assign (an individual or unit in the military) temporarily. 3. : to bind by personal ties (as of affection or sympathy) was strongly attached to his family. 4.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › attachAttach - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   When you attach something, you join it or tie it to something else. The word can be used to show physically joining things, like a printer that you attach to your computer, or to show a strong personal connection. For example, you can attach yourself to a political cause or to a group of friends.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › attachATTACH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   • Cached

   Attach definition: to fasten or affix; join; connect. See examples of ATTACH used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishATTACH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   • Cached

   If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object. We attach labels to things before we file them away. [VERB noun to noun] The gadget can be attached to any vertical surface. [be VERB -ed + to] The astronauts will attach a motor that will boost the satellite into its proper orbit.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › attachAttach - definition of attach by The Free Dictionary

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   • Cached

   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.

8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › attachattach | meaning of attach in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   • Cached

   attach meaning, definition, what is attach: to fasten or connect one object to anoth...: Learn more.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › attachattach verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   • Cached

   [transitive] to believe that something is important or worth thinking about. attach importance, significance, value, weight to something I attach great importance to this research. I wouldn't attach too much weight to these findings.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishATTACH | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    • Cached

    ATTACH definition: 1. to join or fix one thing to another: 2. to think that someone or something has…. Learn more.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryATTACH - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

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    • Cached

    Definitions of 'attach' 1. If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object. [...] 2. In computing, if you attach a file to a message that you send to someone, you send it with the message but separate from it. [...] 3. See also attached. More. Conjugations of 'attach' present simple: I attach, you attach [...]