attach
[verb]
Synonyms:
- connect, add, couple, fasten, fix, join, link, secure, stick, tie
- put, ascribe, assign, associate, attribute, connect

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Antonyms: detach
Contrasted words: disassociate, dissociate, disembarrass, disencumber, disengage, disentangle
Related Words: associate, add, annex, append, bind, tie

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English Thesaurus: fasten, attach, join, glue, tape, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

at‧tach S2 W2 AC /əˈtætʃ/ verb
[Word Family: noun: attachment, detachment; adjective: attached ≠ unattached ≠ detached, detachable; verb: attach ≠ detach]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: atachier, estachier, from estache 'sharp post']

1. [transitive] to fasten or connect one object to another Synonym : fix
attach something to something
Attach a recent photograph to your application form.
a small battery attached to a little loudspeaker
the attached form/cheque/leaflet etc
Please fill in and return the attached reply slip.

2. be attached to somebody/something to like someone or something very much, because you have known them or had them for a long time:
It’s easy to become attached to the children you work with.

3. attach importance/significance etc to something to believe that something is important:
People attach too much importance to economic forecasts.

4. [intransitive and transitive] if blame attaches or is attached to someone, they are responsible for something bad that happens:
No blame can be attached to Roy for the incident.

5. [intransitive and transitive] if a quality, feeling, idea etc attaches or is attached to a person, thing, or event, it is connected with them
attach to
It’s easy to let the emotions attached to one situation spill over into others.

6. be attached to something
a) to work for part of a particular organization, especially for a short period of time:
He was attached to the foreign affairs department of a Japanese newspaper.
b) to be part of a bigger organization:
The Food Ministry is attached to the Ministry of Agriculture.

7. [transitive] to connect a document or file to an email so that you can send them together ⇒ attachment

8. attach yourself to somebody to join someone and spend a lot of time with them, often without being invited or welcome:
A young man from Canada had attached himself to Sam.

9. attach a condition (to something) to allow something to happen, but only if someone agrees to do a particular thing or accept a particular idea:
When approving a merger, the commission can attach conditions.

10. attach a label to somebody/something to think of or describe someone or something as being a particular thing, especially in a very general way:
You can’t really attach a label to this type of art.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

attach
verb
ADV. firmly, securely | loosely
PREP. to He attached the rope securely to a tree.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

fasten to join together the two sides of a piece of clothing, bag, belt etc:
He fastened the necklace behind her neck.
attach to fasten something firmly to another object or surface, using screws, nails, tape, glue etc:
The boards were attached with screws.
The prisoner was attached to the wall with chains.
join to connect or fasten things together:
Join the pieces using a strong glue
glue to join things together using glue:
Glue the fabric to the white card.
tape to fasten something using tape:
The students' name cards were taped to the table.
staple to fasten something using staples (=a small piece of wire that is pressed through paper using a special machine):
Don't staple your resumé to your cover letter.
clip to fasten things together using a clip (=a small metal object):
A photo was clipped to the letter.
tie to fasten a tie, shoelaces etc by making a knot:
Don't forget to tie your shoelaces!
do something up especially British English to fasten a piece of clothing or the buttons etc on it:
The teacher doesn't have time to do up every child's coat.
Let me do it up for you.
button (up) to fasten a shirt, coat etc with buttons:
His shirt was buttoned right to the top.
zip (up) to fasten a piece of clothing, a bag etc with a zip:
Zip up your jacket, it's cold.
buckle (up) to fasten a seat belt, belt, shoe etc that has a buckle (=small metal object that fits through a hole in a strap):
The little girl struggled to buckle her shoes.
unfasten/untie/undo/unbutton/unzip to open something that is fastened:
Do not unfasten your seatbelt until the car has stopped completely.
close/strong ties
He had developed close ties with many Republican governors.
family/blood ties
Family ties have been weakened by older people living apart from their children.
personal ties
Strong personal ties connect her to the area.
emotional ties
He was a loner who failed to develop emotional ties with other people.
economic ties
Japan and South Korea have close economic ties.
diplomatic ties
the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries
social ties
Besides marriage, other social ties drew people together.
ties of marriage/friendship/blood etc
The ties of friendship that unite the two countries.
maintain/develop ties
The U.S. is committed to maintaining close ties with Europe.
establish ties
Israel established full diplomatic ties with the Vatican in 1994.
cut/sever ties
He said that he planned to sever his ties with the club.

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join to make two things come together and stay in that position. Join is used about fixing two things together permanently, so that they form a single thing:
Doctors used a metal rod to join the two pieces of bone together.
attach to join one thing to another, so that it stays in position. Attach is often used when you can separate the two things later:
She attached the photo to the letter with a paper clip.
The boards are attached with nails.
On the wall, attached with adhesive tape, was a New York City subway map.
connect (also connect up) to join pieces of equipment together, especially with a wire or pipe, so that electricity, gas, water etc can pass from one to another:
Have you connected up the speakers to the stereo?
The hoses that connect the radiator to the engine are leaking.
link (also link up) to connect machines, systems, computers etc, so that electronic signals can pass from one to another:
All the office PCs are linked to the main server.

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