Definitions for attach
əˈtætʃat·tach

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. attach(verb)

   cause to be attached

2. attach(verb)

   be attached; be in contact with

3. attach(verb)

   become attached

   "The spider's thread attached to the window sill"

4. bind, tie, attach, bond(verb)

   create social or emotional ties

   "The grandparents want to bond with the child"

5. impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, seize(verb)

   take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

   "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. attach(Verb)

   To arrest, seize.

2. attach(Verb)

   To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).

   You need to attach the carabiner to your harness.

Origin: From atachier (French: attacher, Italian: attaccare, Spanish: atacar, Portuguese atacar).

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Attach(verb)

   to bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join; as, to attach one thing to another by a string, by glue, or the like

2. Attach(verb)

   to connect; to place so as to belong; to assign by authority; to appoint; as, an officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship

3. Attach(verb)

   to win the heart of; to connect by ties of love or self-interest; to attract; to fasten or bind by moral influence; -- with to; as, attached to a friend; attaching others to us by wealth or flattery

4. Attach(verb)

   to connect, in a figurative sense; to ascribe or attribute; to affix; -- with to; as, to attach great importance to a particular circumstance

5. Attach(verb)

   to take, seize, or lay hold of

6. Attach(verb)

   to take by legal authority: (a) To arrest by writ, and bring before a court, as to answer for a debt, or a contempt; -- applied to a taking of the person by a civil process; being now rarely used for the arrest of a criminal. (b) To seize or take (goods or real estate) by virtue of a writ or precept to hold the same to satisfy a judgment which may be rendered in the suit. See Attachment, 4

7. Attach(verb)

   to adhere; to be attached

8. Attach(verb)

   to come into legal operation in connection with anything; to vest; as, dower will attach

9. Attach(noun)

   an attachment

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Attach

   at-tach′, v.t. to bind or fasten: to seize: to gain over: to connect, associate: to join to in action or function: (Shak.) to arrest.—v.i. to adhere, to be fastened upon: (rare) to come into effect.—adj. Attach′able.—p.adj. Attached′, fastened, fixed, joined by taste or affection (with to), fond, devoted to.—n. Attach′ment, a bond of fidelity or affection: the seizure of any one's goods or person by virtue of a legal process. [O. Fr. atachier, from à (—L. ad), and the root of Tack (q.v.).]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. attach

   1. The placement of units or personnel in an organization where such placement is relatively temporary. 2. The detailing of individuals to specific functions where such functions are secondary or relatively temporary, e.g., attached for quarters and rations; attached for flying duty. See also assign.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. attach

   To place, to appoint. Officers and non-commissioned officers are said to be attached to the respective army, regiment, battalion, troop, or company with which they are appointed to act.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. attach

   To connect one thing to another.

   They did always attach their documents to their emails and meeting invites, they are so efficient.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 27, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'attach' in Verbs Frequency: #409

How to pronounce attach?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say attach in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of attach in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of attach in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of attach in a Sentence

1. The FBI:

   Investigators developed information to suggest that Faye Hsin-I Ku crossed the border illegally from San Diego to Tijuana with the three children on August 29, 2015, the FBI’s Legal Attach( Legat) office in Legat Mexico City pursued a series of leads to identify their location and passed information to Mexican officials, who took prompt action, assuring the safety of the children.

2. Scott Bryan:

   Each piece of pumice is a vehicle for something to attach and grow and be transported across the ocean, we will have millions to billions of individuals of tens of different species all arriving en masse along our coastline, all healthy and potentially finding a new home.

3. Bruce McArthur:

   The new reports fromThe Globe and Mailand theToronto Star offer conflicting information on the exact date of the interview, with one saying it happened in 2013 and the latter say it was between 2014 and 2017. But both reports raise questions about what Toronto Police knew about Bruce McArthur in the years leading up to Bruce McArthur arrest. Clockwise from left : Majeed Kayhan, 58 ; Dean Lisowick ; Soroush Marmudi, 50 ; Selim Esen, 44 and Andrew Kinsman, 49. ( Toronto Police) The Globe and Mail, citing a source with knowledge of the interview, says it occurred during the Project Project Houston investigation, which looked into the disappearances of three men in Toronto's Gay Village neighborhood, two of which Bruce McArthur was later charged with killing. The source said detectives had linked Bruce McArthur to two of the men through dating apps and brought Bruce McArthur in for questioning after receiving an anonymous tip. The Toronto Star, citing similar sources, said the interview happened between the closure of Project Houston in 2014 and the beginning of another investigation in 2017 that resulted in McArthur’s arrest. It also said the interview was over a matter unrelated to the missing people, but did not disclose what exactly. Detective Sgt. Hank Idsinga told The Globe and Mail in January that Bruce McArthur was not Bruce McArthur during Project Houston. Until we can establish that there has been foul play, we can attach a criminal offence to foul play, that's when someone would become Bruce McArthur.

4. Sal LaRocca:

   In our experience the most direct way that we can grow fan bases around the world is if there is a player that fan base can attach itself to, we have seen that in Spain with the Gasol brothers, in France with Tony Parker and Germany with Dirk( Nowitzki).

5. Cristian Andrei Nica:

   Love doesn't hurt, and won't fade away with the memory either. There's no right or wrong, no past, no future. Just beauty, noticed on the inside, thanks to the ones we care for the most. Encouragement, to dedicate yourself and protect. So join the dance, attach and then let go if you need to. Ain't no escape, it always finds a way to touch you deep inside, because love is part of who you are.

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