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attach

  • verb
  • at·tach
  • /əˈtæt͡ʃ/

To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).

Example

“You need to attach the carabiner to your harness.”

Other meanings

  1. To adhere; to be attached.

  2. To include an attachment with a communication (especially an email or other electronic communication).

    “I've attached the contract to this email.”

Word history

From Old French "atachier".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “attach” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.