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Attach I Attached Copy Conditions əˈtætʃ Front Letter

Word attach
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / əˈtætʃ / NAmE / əˈtætʃ /
Example
  • i attach a copy of my notes for your information.
  • i attach a copy of the spreadsheet (= send it with an email).
  • 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)BrE / əˈtætʃ / NAmE / əˈtætʃ /
  1. to fasten or join one thing to another
    • compare detach
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/detach
    • I attach a copy of my notes for your information.
    • I attach a copy of the spreadsheet (= send it with an email).
    • 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 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

    Extra Examples

    • I am attaching the image as a PDF file.
    • I attach a copy of the contract for your records.
    • I wouldn’t attach too much weight to these findings.
    • Please attach the cheque to the front of your letter.
    • They have attached a number of conditions to the agreement.

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they attach
    • he / she / it attaches
    • past simple attached
    • past participle attached
    • -ing form attaching

    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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