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- [uh-tach]
- /əˈtætʃ/
- /əˈtætʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-tach]
- /əˈtætʃ/
Definitions of attach word
- verb attach If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object. 3
- verb attach If someone attaches himself or herself to you, they join you and stay with you, often without being invited to do so. 3
- verb attach If people attach a quality to someone or something, or if it attaches to them, people consider that they have that quality. 3
- verb attach If you attach conditions to something such as an agreement, you state that specific things must be done before the agreement is valid. 3
- verb attach In computing, if you attach a file to a message that you send to someone, you send it with the message but separate from it. 3
- verb attach to join, fasten, or connect 3
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Origin of attach
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English atachen < Anglo-French atacher to seize, Old French atachier to fasten, alteration of estachier to fasten with or to a stake, equivalent to estach(e) (< Germanic *stakka stake1) + -ier infinitive suffix
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Parts of speech for Attach
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
attach popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
attach usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for attach
verb attach
- secure — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- fix — to repair; mend.
- affix — If you affix one thing to another, you stick it or attach it to the other thing.
- adhere — If you adhere to an opinion or belief, you support or hold it.
- add — ADD is an abbreviation for attention deficit disorder.
Antonyms for attach
verb attach
- loosen — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- detach — If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
- disconnect — SCSI reconnect
- disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
- disunite — to sever the union of; separate; disjoin.
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