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- UK [əˈtætʃ] / US
verb
Word forms "attach":
present tense I/you/we/they attach he/she/it attaches present participle attaching past tense attached past participle attached1)a) [transitive] to fasten or join one thing to anotherattach something to something:Attach the rope to the branch of a tree.
There was a message attached to the flowers.
b) to connect one machine or piece of equipment to anotherHe attached a colour printer to his computer.
2)a) [transitive] to send something such as a document or piece of extra information with a letterI attach a recent photograph.
b) to send a computer file with an email3) [transitive] if something is attached to a place, it has a connection with or is part of itbe attached to something:The field was used by horses from the riding school that is attached to the farm.
4) [intransitive] if a quality attaches to someone or something, they have that qualityattach to something:An element of risk inevitably attaches to sports such as skiing.
Considerable prestige attaches to his new position.
5) [transitive, usually passive] to send someone to work with a different group of people or in a different place, especially temporarilybe attached to someone/something:She is now attached to the American Embassy in Beijing.
•attach a condition (to something)
— to allow something only if someone agrees to a conditionThe licence renewal had two special conditions attached.
attach importance/significance/value/weight to something
— to think that something is important or true and that it should be considered seriouslyBoth her parents attach great importance to education.
English dictionary. 2014.