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# detach

verb (detach, detaches, detached, detaching); adjective detached; noun detachment

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

## Everyday

1. To separate one thing from another thing it is fixed to, as in «detach the coupon». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detach/#m1)
2. To come off by itself, as in «the handle detached». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detach/#m2)
3. To stop feeling involved; a «detached» person stays calm and not emotional. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detach/#m3)
4. (army) To send a group of soldiers away for a special job. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detach/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life you «detach» a form along a dotted line or a part of a toy. In science, a retina or a leaf can detach. In UK housing, a «detached house» stands alone; a «semi-detached» house is joined to one other. In stories, a «detached» character seems cold or far away in feeling.

### Examples

- Detach the slip along the dotted line and give it to your teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detach/#x1)
- The trailer detached from the car on the hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detach/#x2)
- You can detach the hood from this coat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detach/#x3)
- We live in a semi-detached house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detach/#x4)
- She felt strangely detached, as if she were watching a film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detach/#x5)
- The captain detached ten soldiers to guard the bridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detach/#x6)

### Note

Spelling trap: «detach» has no t before ch (not «detatch»). Opposite: «attach». Regular verb: detached, detaching.

## On Mova

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