Attach
/əˈtætʃ/
Definitions
2 meaningsTo fix or connect something firmly to something else.
/əˈtætʃ/
To fasten or join one thing to another.
Attach the label to the package.
💡 Simply: To connect or fasten things together.
More Examples
I attached a file to the email.
How It's Used
"Please attach the document to your email."
"The engine is attached to the chassis."
To associate or connect something with something else.
/əˈtætʃ/
To become associated or connected with something.
She attached great significance to the event.
💡 Simply: To connect or link things in a mental or emotional way.
How It's Used
"He attached great importance to his family."
Idioms & expressions
attach importance to
To consider something very important.
"He attaches great importance to honesty."
From Old French *atachier, from attacher "to seize, bind, fasten," from Old French a- "to" + tacher "to touch, seize, fasten." Ultimately of Germanic origin.
The word has been used in English since the 16th century, initially in the sense of "fastening" or "connecting."
Memory tip
Think of attaching a tag to something—it's firmly connected.