- at|tach
- at|tach «uh TACH», transitive verb.2. to join to a person, group, or organization: »
The lost dog attached itself to the boy walking home from school.
4. a) to connect with, especially for duty; assign: »He was attached as mate to the ship “Clio.”
b) to assign, connect, or allocate (a military unit, soldiers, or equipment) temporarily to an organization or commander.5. to bind by affection; join by sympathy: »She is very much attached to her cousin.
7. to take and hold (a person or property) by order of a court of law: »If you owe money to a man, he can attach part of your salary unless you pay him.
SYNONYM(S): confiscate.8. Obsolete. to fall upon; attack.–v.i.1. to fasten itself; belong: »The blame for this accident attaches to the man who destroyed the signal.
╂[< Old French atachier < a- to + Germanic source of Old French tache a fastening, nail. See related etym. at tack. (Cf. ↑tack)]–at|tach´a|ble, adjective.Synonym Study transitive verb. 1 Attach, affix mean to add one thing to another. Attach is the general word and suggests only joining or fastening one thing to another by some means: »I attached a trailer to the car.
Affix is a more formal word and often suggests putting something smaller or less important on another firmly and permanently: »With each new state, a star is affixed to the flag.
at|ta|ché «AT uh SHAY; especially British uh TASH ay», noun.a person on the official staff of an ambassador or minister to a foreign country: »a press attaché.
╂[< French attaché, originally past participle of attacher, in Old French atachier attach]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
