attach

CEFRB1

/əˈtæt͡ʃ/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To fasten or join one thing to another.

  2. 02

    verb

    To include a file or document with a message.

Examples

  • I attach a copy of my notes for your information.

  • It is important that you attach your photo to the application form.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings
  1. To adhere; to be attached.

  2. To include an attachment with a communication (especially an email or other electronic communication).

  3. To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).

More examples

In context
  • Attach this label to your package.

  • An officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship.

  • I've attached the contract to this email.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

Please blank the document to your email before sending it.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English attachen, from Old French atachier, variant of estachier (“bind”), derived from estache (“stick”), from Frankish *stakkā, *stakō (“stick”), from Proto-Germanic *stakô (“pole, bar, stick, stake”). Doublet of attack. More at stake, stack. Displaced native Old English þīedan.