What does attach mean?
Definitions for attach
əˈtætʃat·tach
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word attach.
Princeton's WordNet
attach(verb)
cause to be attached
attach(verb)
be attached; be in contact with
attach(verb)
become attached
"The spider's thread attached to the window sill"
bind, tie, attach, bond(verb)
create social or emotional ties
"The grandparents want to bond with the child"
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
attach(Verb)
To arrest, seize.
Etymology: From atachier (French: attacher, Italian: attaccare, Spanish: atacar, Portuguese atacar).
attach(Verb)
To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
You need to attach the carabiner to your harness.
Etymology: From atachier (French: attacher, Italian: attaccare, Spanish: atacar, Portuguese atacar).
Webster Dictionary
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
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
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
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
Attach(verb)
to take, seize, or lay hold of
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
Attach(verb)
to adhere; to be attached
Attach(verb)
to come into legal operation in connection with anything; to vest; as, dower will attach
Attach(noun)
an attachment
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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
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
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
attach
To connect.
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
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'attach' in Verbs Frequency: #409
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of attach in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of attach in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of attach in a Sentence
When Lauren Manaker cause damage to cell membranes, Lauren Manaker are impacting the ability of the sperm to attach, penetrate and activate the complex fertilization process.
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.
Attach yourself to those who advise you rather than praise you.
We launched because of 9/11, noHo and all of downtown were so affected by the events of that day, and we wanted to make New York smell good again. It was a highly emotional time, but my idea was to map out every neighborhood and attach each one to a very different scent.
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.
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- ربط, يربطArabic
- закрепвам, прикрепвамBulgarian
- připojit, přiložit, připevnit, přichytit seCzech
- vedhæfteDanish
- anfügenGerman
- επισυνάπτω, συνδέωGreek
- kroĉiEsperanto
- anexar, adjuntarSpanish
- kaasamaEstonian
- پیوستنPersian
- liittääFinnish
- attacherFrench
- חיברHebrew
- संलग्न करेंHindi
- tacheHaitian Creole
- kapcsol, csatol, csatolniHungarian
- melampirkanIndonesian
- atacharIdo
- legare, allegareItalian
- לְצַרֵףHebrew
- 付ける, 添付Japanese
- nectō, illigō, adiciō, applicō, attachLatin
- whakapiri, whakapiripiri, whakamau, whakarapaMāori
- vastmaken, hechtenDutch
- festeNorwegian
- dołączaćPolish
- anexarPortuguese
- watayQuechua
- anexat, atasat, atașaRomanian
- прикрепить, задерживать, прикреплять, задержатьRussian
- sätta fast, bifoga, fästa, vidfogaSwedish
- இணைக்கவும்Tamil
- అటాచ్Telugu
- แนบThai
- iliştirmekTurkish
- ПрикріпитиUkrainian
- منسلک کریںUrdu
- Đính kèmVietnamese
- צוטשעפּעןYiddish
- 連接Chinese
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