attach

 
Pronunciation: /əˈtatʃ/

verb

[with object]
  • 1join or fasten (something) to something else: attach your safety line to the bridge
  • add or fasten (a related document) to another, or to an email: I attach a copy of the memo for your information
  • include (a condition) as part of an agreement: the Commission can attach appropriate conditions to the operation of the agreement
  • (attach oneself to) accompany (a person or group) without being invited: they were all too ready to attach themselves to you for the whole day
  • appoint (someone) for special or temporary duties: I was attached to another working group
  • 2 (attach something to) attribute importance or value to: he doesn’t attach too much importance to fixed ideas
  • [no object] (attach to) (of importance or value) be attributed to: a good deal of prominence attaches to the central union federations
  • 3 Law, archaic seize (a person or property) by legal authority: the Earl Marshal attached Gloucester for high treason

Derivatives

attachable

adjective

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 stake1; compare with attack

Spelling help

The ending of attach should be spelled -ach.