attach significance to something

attach significance to something
to think that something is important or true and that it should be considered seriously

Both her parents attach great importance to education.

Thesaurus: to value something or someonesynonym
Main entry: attach

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • attach value to something — attach importance/significance/value/weight/to something phrase to think that something is important or true and that it should be considered seriously Both her parents attach great importance to education. Thesaurus: to value something or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • attach weight to something — attach importance/significance/value/weight/to something phrase to think that something is important or true and that it should be considered seriously Both her parents attach great importance to education. Thesaurus: to value something or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • significance — sig|nif|i|cance [ sıg nıfıkəns ] noun singular or uncount ** 1. ) the importance that something has because it affects other things: significance for: changes that have enormous significance for the medical profession be of great/little etc.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • attach — [[t]ətæ̱tʃ[/t]] ♦♦♦ attaches, attaching, attached 1) VERB If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object. [V n to n] We attach labels to things before we file them away... [V n to n] The gadget can be attached to any …   English dictionary

  • attach — attachable, adj. attacher, n. /euh 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. Mil. to place on… …   Universalium

  • attach — at•tach [[t]əˈtætʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach papers with a staple[/ex] 2) to join in action or function; make part of: to attach oneself to a group[/ex] 3) mil to place on temporary duty with a military unit 4) to …   From formal English to slang

  • attach */*/ — UK [əˈtætʃ] / US verb Word forms attach : present tense I/you/we/they attach he/she/it attaches present participle attaching past tense attached past participle attached 1) a) [transitive] to fasten or join one thing to another attach something… …   English dictionary

  • attach — at|tach [ ə tætʃ ] verb ** 1. ) transitive attach to to fasten or join one thing to another: Attach the rope to the branch of a tree. There was a message attached to the flowers. a ) to send something with something else, for example an extra… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • attach — at|tach W2S2 [əˈtætʃ] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: atachier, estachier, from estache sharp post ] 1.) [T] to fasten or connect one object to another = ↑fix attach sth to sth ▪ Attach a recent photograph to your application form. ▪ a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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