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attaches

at·tach
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-tach]
    • /əˈtætʃ/
    • /əˈtætʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-tach]
    • /əˈtætʃ/

Definitions of attaches word

  • verb with object attaches to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple. 1
  • verb with object attaches to join in action or function; make part of: to attach oneself to a group. 1
  • verb with object attaches Military. to place on temporary duty with or in assistance to a military unit. 1
  • verb with object attaches to include as a quality or condition of something: One proviso is attached to this legacy. 1
  • verb with object attaches to assign or attribute: to attach significance to a gesture. 1
  • verb with object attaches to bind by ties of affection or regard: You always attach yourself to people who end up hurting you. 1
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Origin of attaches

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 Attaches

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Attaches

attaches 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".

attaches usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for attaches

noun attaches

  • briefcase — A briefcase is a case used for carrying documents in.
  • backpack — A backpack is a bag with straps that go over your shoulders, so that you can carry things on your back when you are walking or climbing.
  • purse — a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
  • sack — a strong light-colored wine formerly imported from Spain and the Canary Islands.
  • kit — Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
All 62 Synonyms of attaches

Antonyms for attaches

noun attaches

  • receiver — a person or thing that receives.
Just one Antonym for attaches

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