attach (verb)
1attach — ► VERB 1) fasten; join. 2) include (a condition) as part of an agreement. 3) assign or attribute. 4) appoint (someone) for special or temporary duties. 5) Law, archaic seize (a person or property) by legal authority. DERIVATIVES attachable …
2attach — at·tach vb [Anglo French attacher to lodge (an action in court), seize (a person or property) by legal authority, from Old French atachier to fasten, fix, alteration of estachier, from estache stake] vt 1: to obtain a court order against… …
3attach — at‧tach [əˈtætʆ] verb [transitive] 1. if conditions are attached to an agreement, they are added to it and made a part of it: • The US government has attached conditions to economic aid. 2. if there are benefits, rights etc attached to something …
4attach — verb (T) 1 CONNECT to connect one thing to another: attach sth to: Attach a recent photograph to your application form. | be attached to: a small battery attached to a little loudspeaker | The web was only attached to the leaf by one thread. 2… …
5attach — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French attacher, alteration of Old French estachier, from estache stake, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English staca stake Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to take by legal authority …
6attach — verb ADVERB ▪ firmly, securely ▪ loosely PREPOSITION ▪ to ▪ He attached the rope securely to a tree. Attach is used w …
7attach — verb 1) a weight is attached to the cord Syn: fasten, fix, join, secure, stick 2) they attach importance to research Syn: ascribe, assign, attribute, accredit, impute 3) …
8attach to — verb 1. be present or associated with an event or entity (Freq. 3) French fries come with the hamburger heart attacks are accompanied by distruction of heart tissue fish usually goes with white wine this kind of vein accompanies certain arteries… …
9attach — verb /əˈtætʃ/ To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively). Eftsoones the Gard, which on his state did wait, / Attacht that faitor false, and bound him strait [...]. Syn: connect, annex, affix, unite Ant: deta …
10attach — verb 1》 fasten; join. ↘include (a condition) as part of an agreement. 2》 attribute importance or value to. 3》 [as adjective attached] full of affection or fondness: he became increasingly attached to Tara. 4》 appoint for special or temporary… …