Word family noun attachment detachment adjective attached ≠ unattached ≠ detached detachable verb attach ≠ detach
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishattachat‧tach /əˈtætʃ/ ●●● S2 W2 AWL verb 1 CONNECTATTACH[transitive] to fasten or connect one object to another SYN fixattach something to something Attach a recent photograph to your application form. a small battery attached to a little loudspeakerthe attached form/cheque/leaflet etc Please fill in and return the attached reply slip.2 → be attached to somebody/something3 → attach importance/significance etc to something4 BLAME[intransitive, transitive] if blame attaches or is attached to someone, they are responsible for something bad that happens No blame can be attached to Roy for the incident.5 FEELING/QUALITY[intransitive, transitive]CONNECTED WITH if a quality, feeling, idea etc attaches or is attached to a person, thing, or event, it is connected with themattach to It’s easy to let the emotions attached to one situation spill over into others.6 → be attached to something7 [transitive] to connect a document or file to an email so that you can send them together → attachment8 → attach yourself to somebody9 → attach a condition (to something)10 → attach a label to somebody/something→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
attach• Now processors say they are being offered plastic waste with a dowry of £50-100 a tonne attached.• The doctor will attach a monitor to your stomach so that she can listen to the baby's heart.• The doctor attached a tiny monitor to the baby's head.• Get your receipt, attach it, and send it in.• The board needs little preparation since once the skeg is attached only the daggerboard has to be slid into its case.• I've attached the latest spreadsheet for you to look at.• It took a couple of minutes to attach the trailer to the back of the truck.• These oligonucleotides were attached to Dynal magnetic beads coated with streptavidin according to the manufacturer's instructions.• The references and diagrams were attached to the document.• They were transferring it to living quarters attached to the hospital.• But Acheson took a second careful look and saw a few bright specks attached to the rod.• This is the day by which your debtor must return the reply form which is attached to the summons to the court.• A copy of my resume is attached to this letter.the attached form/cheque/leaflet etc• Further copies can be obtained by completing the attached form.• It would therefore be helpful to let me know of your availability at those times by completing the attached form.• To take advantage of this offer please complete the attached forms.• Complete the attached form and either send it together with your fee to: or hand it to your class secretary.• Simply fill in the attached form and return it to the Globe office.• In order to join the community of professional Lotus users, simply fill in the attached form and return it to us.From Longman Business Dictionaryattachat‧tach /əˈtætʃ/ verb [transitive]1if conditions are attached to an agreement, they are added to it and made a part of itThe US government has attached conditions to economic aid.2if there are benefits, rights etc attached to something, they are associated with that thingFew companies have chosen to use tax advantages attached to the revaluation.3if a letter or document is attached to something, it is sent with itinformation given in a memo attached to his tax return→ See Verb tableOrigin attach (1300-1400) Old French atachier, estachier, from estache “sharp post” 