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# attach

verb (attach, attaches, attached, attaching)

«attach» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To fix or join one thing to another, such as with glue, a clip or string. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attach/#m1)
2. To add a file to an email or message. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attach/#m2)
3. To feel love or fondness for someone or something (be attached to). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attach/#m3)
4. To link something like importance or blame to something ("attach importance to"). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attach/#m4)

### In the lessons

Used in everyday life (attach a label), school (attach the picture to your page), computing (attach a file), and feelings (attached to a pet). Phrases: attach to, attached file, be attached to, no strings attached.

### Examples

- Attach the label to your coat with a safety pin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attach/#x1)
- Please attach your homework to the email. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attach/#x2)
- The trailer is attached to the back of the car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attach/#x3)
- I'm very attached to my old teddy bear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attach/#x4)
- Glue the leaves and attach them to the poster. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attach/#x5)
- Our teacher attaches great importance to neat handwriting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attach/#x6)
- You get a free gift with no strings attached. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attach/#x7)
- Amphitrite is often represented assisting Poseidon in attaching the sea-horses to his chariot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attach/#x8)

### Note

Spelled with one t and -ach (not -atch): attach. Noun: attachment (an email attachment; a strong attachment to someone). Opposite: detach. "No strings attached" means with no hidden conditions.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «attach» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attach/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«attach» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/attach.html) on Mova free.