attach

B1
Pronunciation
/əˈtætʃ/
Verb
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).

Synonyms
affix annex connect unite
Antonyms
detach disengage separate unfasten
Example Sentences
  • An officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship.
2 Definition

To adhere; to be attached.

Synonyms
cling stick
3 Definition

To come into legal operation in connection with anything; to vest.

Example Sentences
  • Dower will attach.
4 Definition

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.

Example Sentences
  • attached to a friend; attaching others to us by wealth or flattery
5 Definition

To connect, in a figurative sense; to ascribe or attribute; to affix; with to.

Example Sentences
  • to attach great importance to a particular circumstance
6 Definition

To take, seize, or lay hold of.

7 Definition

To arrest, seize.