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Attach I Attached Copy əˈtætʃ Conditions Document Verb

Word3 attach
WordType (verb)
Phonetic /əˈtætʃ/ /əˈtætʃ/
Example
  • i attach a copy of my notes for your information.
  • a copy of his document is attached as appendix 3 at the end of this book.
  • attach the coupon to the front of your letter.
  • they have attached a number of conditions to the agreement (= said that the conditions must be part of the agreement)
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attach

(verb)/əˈtætʃ/ /əˈtætʃ/

    Verb Forms

  1. to fasten or join one thing to another
    • COMPARE detach
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    • I attach a copy of my notes for your information.
    • A copy of his document is attached as Appendix 3 at the end of this book.
    • Attach the coupon to the front of your letter.
    • They have attached a number of conditions to the agreement (= said that the conditions must be part of the agreement)
  2. to send an electronic document with an email
    • I attach a copy of the spreadsheet.
    • I am attaching the image as a PDF file.
  3. to believe that something is important or worth thinking about
    • I attach great importance to this research.
    • I wouldn't attach too much weight to these findings.
  4. to join somebody for a time, sometimes when you are not welcome or have not been invited
    • He attached himself to me at the party and I couldn't get rid of him.
  5. to be connected with somebody/something; to connect something to something
    • No one is suggesting that any health risks attach to this product.
    • No blame attaches to you.
    • This does not attach any blame to you.
    • Unfortunately, there is still a stigma attached to mental illness.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English (in the sense ‘seize by legal authority’): from Old French atachier or estachier ‘fasten, fix’, based on an element of Germanic origin related to stake ‘post’; compare with attack.
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