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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024at•tach•ment /əˈtætʃmənt/USA pronunciation n. - [uncountable] the act of attaching or the state of being attached.
- a feeling that binds one to a cause;
strong belief in something; devotion:[uncountable]strong attachment to religion. - a feeling of fondness or devotion to someone or something:[countable]began to feel an attachment to her new car.
- [countable] something that attaches to something else;
something fastened or tied on. - Law[uncountable] the act of seizing property by legal authority.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024at•tach•ment (ə tach′mənt),USA pronunciation n. - an act of attaching or the state of being attached.
- a feeling that binds one to a person, thing, cause, ideal, or the like;
devotion; regard:a fond attachment to his cousin; a profound attachment to the cause of peace. - something that attaches;
a fastening or tie:the attachments of a harness; the attachments of a pair of skis. - an additional or supplementary device:attachments for an electric drill.
- Lawseizure of property or person by legal authority, esp. seizure of a defendant's property to prevent its dissipation before trial or to acquire jurisdiction over it.
- something attached, as a document added to a letter.
- Anglo-French. See attach, -ment
- late Middle English attachement seizure 1400–50
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged love, devotedness.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged junction, connection.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See addition.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: attachment /əˈtætʃmənt/ n - a means of securing; a fastening
- (often followed by to) affection or regard (for); devotion (to)
- an object to be attached, esp a supplementary part: an attachment for an electric drill
- the act of attaching or the state of being attached
- the lawful seizure of property and placing of it under control of a court
- a writ authorizing such arrest or seizure
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