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Attach: Definition, Usage & Common Mistakes (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：fasten or join (attach)

attach 🔊

/əˈtætʃ/

To put something onto something else so they are together.

Illustration of attaching a photo to a cork board with a push pin, showing the verb's physical meaning.

fasten or join 🔊

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/ˈfæsən ɔːr dʒɔɪn/

To physically connect one object to another.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：初级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old French 'atachier', perhaps from Latin 'tacca', meaning 'nail'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of 'a tack' you use to attach a poster to a wall.

📖 Example

Before you send the email, don't forget to attach the report file. 🔊 Before you send the email, don't forget to fasten or join the report file.

🔗 Collocations

attach to – To fasten or connect one thing to another.

attach importance to – To consider something as significant.

attach a file – To add a digital file to an email or document.

🔄 Synonyms

fasten (v.) – To close or secure something firmly.

connect (v.) – To bring or join things together.

affix (v.) – To stick, attach, or fasten something to something else.

🚫 Antonyms

detach (v.) – To disconnect or separate something.

remove (v.) – To take something off or away.

separate (v.) – To cause to move or be apart.

🌱 Derivatives

attachment (n.) – Something attached; a supplementary part.

attached (adj.) – Joined or fastened to something.

attachable (adj.) – Capable of being attached.

📖 Cultural Story

The word entered English from Old French in the 14th century, initially meaning to seize or arrest, later shifting to its modern physical sense of fastening. Its widespread use in legal documents (e.g., 'attach conditions') and computing ('attach a file') reflects its role in formal and procedural contexts.

Meaning 2：assign or attribute (attach)

attach 🔊

/əˈtætʃ/

To think that something is very important or to feel a strong connection to it.

Person holding a photo album with affection, illustrating the emotional meaning of the verb attach.

assign or attribute 🔊

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/əˈsaɪn ɔːr ˈætrɪbjuːt/

To associate a quality, feeling, or importance with someone or something.

📁 Category：Social Roles 🔖 Level：中级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Many people attach great sentimental value to old family photos. 🔊 Many people assign great sentimental value to old family photos.

🔗 Collocations

attach value to – To consider something as valuable.

attach significance to – To regard something as important or meaningful.

attach meaning to – To interpret or assign a particular meaning to something.

🔄 Synonyms

ascribe (v.) – To attribute something to a cause.

assign (v.) – To allocate or designate a quality or task.

attribute (v.) – To regard something as being caused by or belonging to.

🚫 Antonyms

detach (v.) – To separate emotionally or dissociate.

dissociate (v.) – To disconnect or separate from association.

disregard (v.) – To pay no attention to; ignore.

🌱 Derivatives

attachment (n.) – Affection or fondness for someone or something.

attached (adj.) – Having a strong emotional connection.