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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 attached
1)
a) [transitive] to fasten or join one thing to another
attach 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 another

He attached a colour printer to his computer.

2)
a) [transitive] to send something such as a document or piece of extra information with a letter

I attach a recent photograph.

b) to send a computer file with an email
3) [transitive] if something is attached to a place, it has a connection with or is part of it
be 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 quality
attach 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 temporarily
be attached to someone/something:

She is now attached to the American Embassy in Beijing.

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attach a condition (to something) — to allow something only if someone agrees to a condition

The 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 seriously

Both her parents attach great importance to education.


English dictionary. 2014.

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