attachverb [ T ]
uk/əˈtætʃ/us/əˈtætʃ/attach verb [ T ] (CONNECT)
B1 to fasten, join, or connect something:
I attached a photo to my application form.
Use this cable to attach the printer to the computer.
In the UK , packets of cigarettes come with a government health warning attached to them (= on them).
I attach (= am sending, usually with a letter) a copy of our latest report.
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- Make sure the rope is firmly attached before attempting to climb down it.
- The babies in this unit have various devices attached to them which monitor the vital signs.
- Did you remember to attach a label to the present?
- I bought some special glue you can use for attaching sequins to fabric.
- Attach the long nozzle to the vacuum cleaner if you want to clean in awkward places.
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Connecting and combining
- abut
- adjoin
- aggregate
- allied
- amalgamate
- assemblage
- bind
- desegregate
- dovetail
- eclectic
- entwine
- fuse
- fusion
- hitch
- linkage
- lump sb/sth together
- marriage
- marry
- meld
- merge
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Fastening and tying
attach verb [ T ] (COMPUTING)
B1 to join a file such as a document, picture, or computer program, to an email
Examples
- The email had a very long file attached which took ages to download.
- I will email you when I've finished, attaching the edited files.
- When you get an email, there'll be a paperclip symbol next to it if there is something attached to it.
- There may be a virus in the file that is attached, so don't open it.
- It's easy to attach documents - you just click on the 'insert' button here.
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Operating computers
- aliasing
- always-on
- black hat
- BMP
- caps lock (key)
- computerize
- cut
- enter
- fire
- format
- hacker
- hash
- keyboarder
- punch
- roll (sth) over sth
- scroll bar
- title bar
- touchscreen
- uninstall
- zip
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attach verb [ T ] (TAKE GOODS)
UK specialized law to officially take someone's money or the things that they own, or to arrest someone, usually because that person has failed to pay money that is owed
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Punishing & punishments
- bar
- be brought/called to account idiom
- boot
- bring
- bum rap
- carrot
- chastise
- clobber
- crucify
- heads will roll! idiom
- kick
- kick (some) ass idiom
- non-custodial
- parking ticket
- penal
- skin sb alive idiom
- string
- strip
- throw
- throw the book at sb idiom
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Arresting & charging
Phrasal verb(s)
attach sth to sth
attach to sb/sth
attach yourself to sb/sth