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at•tach /əˈtætʃ/   v. 

1. to fasten or affix;
   join;
   connect: [~ + object]
   to attach papers with a staple.
   [~ + object + to + object]
   She attached the check to the tax form.
2. [~ + object + to + object] to join in action or function;
   make part of:
   He attached himself to the gang.
3. Military to place on temporary duty with a military unit:
   [~ + object + to + object] I was attached to the air division.
4. [~ + object + to + object] to include as a condition of something:
   One proviso is attached to this agreement: you must tell no one about it.
5. [~ + object + to + object] to connect;
   attribute:
   I wouldn't attach any significance to his remark.
6. Law to take (persons or property) by legal authority:
   [~ + object] attached part of his paycheck.
7. [~ + to + object] to adhere;
   belong:
   No blame attaches to him.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

at•tach  (ə tach′), v.t. 

1. to fasten or affix;
   join;
   connect:
   to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
2. to join in action or function;
   make part of:
   to attach oneself to a group.
3. Military to place on temporary duty with or in assistance to a military unit.
4. to include as a quality or condition of something:
   One proviso is attached to this legacy.
5. to assign or attribute:
   to attach significance to a gesture.
6. to bind by ties of affection or regard:
   You always attach yourself to people who end up hurting you.
7. Law to take (persons or property) by legal authority.
8. [Obs.] to lay hold of;
   seize.

v.i. 

9. to adhere;
   pertain;
   belong (usually fol. by to or upon):
   No blame attaches to him.

• Gmc *stakka stake) + -ier infinitive suffix
• Anglo-French atacher to seize, Old French atachier to fasten, alteration of estachier to fasten with or to a stake, equivalent. to estach(e) (
• Middle English atachen 1300–50

at•tach′a•ble, adj. 
at•tach′er, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. subjoin, append, add, annex.

Antonyms

• 1. detach.