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at·tach  (-tch)

v. at·tached, at·tach·ing, at·tach·es

v.tr.

1. To fasten, secure, or join: attached the wires to the post.

2. To connect as an adjunct or associated condition or part: Many major issues are attached to this legislation.

3. To affix or append; add: attached several riders to the document.

4. To ascribe or assign: attached no significance to the threat.

5. To bind by emotional ties, as of affection or loyalty: I am attached to my family.

6. To assign (personnel) to a military unit on a temporary basis.

7. Law To seize (persons or property) by legal writ.

v.intr.

To adhere, belong, or relate: Very little prestige attaches to this position.

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[Middle English attachen, from Old French attachier, alteration of estachier, from estache, stake, of Germanic origin.]

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at·tacha·ble adj.

at·tacher n.

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attach [əˈtætʃ]

vb (mainly tr)

1. to join, fasten, or connect

2. (reflexive or passive) to become associated with or join, as in a business or other venture he attached himself to the expedition

3. (intr; foll by to) to be inherent (in) or connected (with) responsibility attaches to the job

4. to attribute or ascribe to attach importance to an event

5. to include or append, esp as a condition a proviso is attached to the contract

6. (Military) (usually passive) Military to place on temporary duty with another unit

7. (usually passive) to put (a member of an organization) to work in a different unit or agency, either with an expectation of reverting to, or while retaining some part of, the original working arrangement

8. to appoint officially

9. (Law) Law to arrest or take (a person, property, etc.) with lawful authority

10. Obsolete to seize

[from Old French atachier to fasten, changed from estachier to fasten with a stake, from estache stake¹]

attachable  adj

attacher  n

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1. The placement of units or personnel in an organization where such placement is relatively temporary.
2. The detailing of individuals to specific functions where such functions are secondary or relatively temporary, e.g., attached for quarters and rations; attached for flying duty. See also assign.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	attach - cause to be attached                 fixate, fix - make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame" tether - tie with a tether; "tether horses" fasten - attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other" hinge - attach with a hinge bell - attach a bell to; "bell cows" band, ring - attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns" couple on, couple up, couple - link together; "can we couple these proposals?" affix - attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem" bind - make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women" hitch, catch - to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup" hang on, tack on, tag on, append, tack - fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace" append, add on, affix, supplement - add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language" tape - fasten or attach with tape; "tape the shipping label to the box" glue, paste - join or attach with or as if with glue; "paste the sign on the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text" pin up, pin down - attach with or as if with a pin; "pin up a picture" peg down, peg - fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent" fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" mount - attach to a support; "They mounted the aerator on a floating" connect, link, link up, tie - connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" affix, stick on - attach to; "affix the seal here" nail - attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall" hook up - connect or link; "hook up the houses to the gas supply line"; "Hook up the components of the new sound system" clip - attach with a clip; "clip the papers together" infix, insert, introduce, enter - put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text" yoke - put a yoke on or join with a yoke; "Yoke the draft horses together" harness, tackle - put a harness; "harness the horse" yoke, link - link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together" saddle - put a saddle on; "saddle the horses" mark, tag, label - attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles" limber, limber up - attach the limber; "limber a cannon" detach - cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"
	2.	attach - be attached; be in contact with       adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" leech onto - admire boundlessly and follow around; "the groupies leeched onto the rock star" inhere in, attach to - be part of; "This problem inheres in the design"
	3.	attach - become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill" agglutinate - string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language) implant - become attached to and embedded in the uterus; "The egg fertilized in vitro implanted in the uterus of the birth mother with no further complications" conjoin, join - make contact or come together; "The two roads join here" fasten - become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back" bind, bond, hold fast, stick to, stick, adhere - stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" spat - become permanently attached; "mollusks or oysters spat" accompany, attach to, come with, go with - be present or associated with an event or entity; "French fries come with the hamburger"; "heart attacks are accompanied by distruction of heart tissue"; "fish usually goes with white wine"; "this kind of vein accompanies certain arteries" come away, come off, detach - come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"
	4.	attach - create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" bind, bond, tie relate - have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers" fixate - attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way; "He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40" befriend - become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?"
	5.	attach - take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork" confiscate, impound, sequester, seize take - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" condemn - appropriate (property) for public use; "the county condemned the land to build a highway" sequester - requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered" garnish, garnishee - take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support; "His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt" distrain - confiscate by distress

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attach

verb

1. affix, stick, secure, bind, unite, add, join, couple, link, tie, fix, connect, lash, glue, adhere, fasten, annex, truss, yoke, append, make fast, cohere, subjoin Attach labels to things before you file them away.
affix remove, separate, retire, withdraw, detach, loosen, disconnect, dissociate, untie

2. ascribe, connect, attribute, assign, place, associate, lay on, accredit, invest with, impute They have attached much significance to your visit.

attach yourself to or be attached to something join, accompany, associate with, combine with, join forces with, latch on to, unite with, sign up with, become associated with, sign on with, affiliate yourself with He attached himself to a group of poets known as the Martians.

Translations

attach [əˈtætʃ]

A. VT

1. (= fasten) → sujetar; (= stick) → pegar; (= tie) → atar, amarrar(LAm); (with pin etc) → prender; (= join up) [+ trailer etc] → acoplar; (= put on) [+ seal] → poner
you attach it to the wall with rings → se sujeta a la pared con argollas
to attach o.s. to [+ group] → agregarse a, unirse a
he attached himself to us (pej) → se pegó a nosotros

2. (in letter) → adjuntar
the document is attached → enviamos adjunto el documento
the attached letter → la carta adjunta
please find attached details of → les adjuntamos detalles de ...

3. (= attribute) [+ importance, value] → dar, atribuir (to a)

4. (= associate, connect) to attach conditions (to sth) → imponer condiciones(a algo)
see also string A4

5. (Jur) [+ property] → incautar, embargar

B. VI

1. to attach to (= correspond to) → corresponder a, pertenecer a
certain duties attach to this post → ciertas responsabilidades corresponden a este puesto
no blame attaches to you → no tienes culpa alguna

2. (Chem) [compound, atom] → unirse (to a)

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attach [əˈtætʃ] vt

(= join) [+ object, rope, label] → attacher, fixer; [+ document, letter, list, form] → joindre
to attach sth to sth
They attached a rope to the car → Ils ont fixé une corde à la voiture.
the attached letter → la lettre ci-jointe
please find attached ... → veuillez trouver ci-joint ...

(= assign) [+ importance] → attacher, attribuer

(MILITARY) (= place on duty) [+ troops] → affecter

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attach

vt

(= join) → festmachen, befestigen (→ to an +dat); document to a letter etc → an- or beiheften; please find attached … → beigeheftet …; to attach oneself to somebody/a group → sich jdm/einer Gruppe anschließen; is he/she attached? → ist er/sie schon vergeben?; to attach conditions to something → Bedingungen mit etw verknüpfen or an etw (acc) → knüpfen

to be attached to somebody/something (= be fond of) → an jdm/etw hängen

(= attribute) importance → beimessen, zuschreiben (→ to +dat)

(Mil etc) personnel → angliedern, zuteilen (→ to +dat)

vi no blame attaches to him → ihm haftet keine Schuld an, ihn trifft keine Schuld; responsibility attaching or attached to this post (esp Brit) or position → Verantwortung, die dieser Posten mit sich bringt; great importance attaches to this → dem haftet größte Bedeutung an

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attach [əˈtætʃ] vt to attach (to)

a. (fasten, stick) → attaccare (a); (tie) → legare (a); (join) → annettere (a), attaccare (a); (document, letter) → allegare (a)
the attached letter → la lettera acclusa or allegata
he attached himself to us → si è appiccicato a noi

b. (attribute, importance, value) → attribuire (a), dare (a)

c. (assign, troops, employee) → assegnare (a)

d. (Law) (person) → trarre in arresto; (property) → sequestrare

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attach

v attach [əˈtӕtʃ]

to fasten or join I attached a label to my bag. aanheg, vasmaak يَربِط، يَصِل، يُلصِق достатъчно připevnit fastgøre; hæfte; fæstne befestigen κολλώ, (επι)συνάπτω atar, sujetar, adjuntar kinnitama چسباندن؛ وصل کردن liittää attacher לְצָרֵף, לְהַצְמִיד, לְחַבֵּר जोड़ना učvrstiti (hozzá)csatol memasang, melampirkan festa, binda, tengja attaccare 付ける 붙이다 pritvirtinti, prijungti piestiprināt lekat vasthechten feste, klebe przymocować, przyłączyć się atar a pune/a prinde (pe); a ataşa прикреплять pripevniť pritrditi pričvrstiti; spojiti fästa ทำให้ติดกัน bağlamak, takmak, iliştirmek 繫(綁、貼)上，接上，附上 прикріпляти منسلک کرنا gắn 系上

adj atˈtached

(withto) fond of I'm very attached to my brother. geheg مُتَعَلِّق بِ، مُغْرَم прикрепвам oddaný knyttet til; forbundet til hängen an δεμένος με κπ. (μτφ.) apegado kiindunud دلبسته kiintynyt attaché (à) קָשוּר आसक्त privržen ragaszkodik menyayangi, dekat hændur, tengdur, náinn attaccato, affezionato 愛着のある 애착을 갖는 prisirišęs pieķēries rapat gehecht knyttet til przywiązany afeiçoado ataşat испытывающий привязанность oddaný navezan (na) privržen fäst vid ชอบ düşkün, bağlı 喜愛 відданий لگاؤ ہونا gắn bó 喜爱

n atˈtachment

1 something extra attached There are several attachments for this food-mixer. passtuk, bykomstigheid أداة مُلْحَقَه добавки příslušenství tilbehør die Anlage, das Zusatzgerät επιπλέον εξάρτημα accesorio lisaseade مخلفات؛ ضمائم liite accessoire אָבִיזַר लगाव dodatak tartozék tambahan perlengkapan fylgihlutur accessorio 付属物 부속물 pridėtinė dalis, priedas ierīce; papilddetaļa penyambungan hulpstuk tilbehør, tilleggsutstyr dodatek, przystawka acessório accesoriu насадка príslušenstvo priključek dodatak tillbehör, tillsats อุปกรณ์เพิ่ม ek parça 附件 пристосування ملحقات ، phụ tùng 附件

2 (withfor/to) liking or affection I feel attachment for this town. aangetrokke, geheg مَوَدَّه، صَداقَه، تَعَلُّق привързаност náklonnost, oddanost hengivenhed; tilknytning die Zuneigung συμπάθεια cariño, apego kiindumus دلبستگی به kiintymys attachement (à) חִיבָּה, קֶשֶר जुड़ा़व privrženost gyengéd szálak menyukai væntumþykja; tenging attaccamento per 愛着 애착 prisirišimas pieķeršanās rasa cinta genegenheid hengivenhet, forkjærlighet przywiązanie afeição ataşament (faţă de) привязанность náklonnosť navezanost privrženost tillgivenhet, tycke รู้สึกผูกพัน sevgi, bağlılık 依戀 прихильність, відданість وابستگی ، محبت sự gắn bó 依恋

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attach → يُرْفِق připevnit fastgøre befestigen συνδέω adjuntar kiinnittää attacher pričvrstiti allegare 取り付ける 붙이다 hechten feste przymocować juntar прикреплять bifoga ติดกัน iliştirmek gắn 缚上