attached; attaching; attaches
1
: to take by legal authority especially under a writ
attached the property
2
a
: to bring (oneself) into an association
attached herself to their cause
b
: to assign (an individual or unit in the military) temporarily
3
: to bind by personal ties (as of affection or sympathy)
was strongly attached to his family
4
: to make fast (as by tying or gluing)
attach a label to a package
5
: to associate especially as a property or an attribute : ascribe
attached great importance to public opinion polls
6
: to include and send (a separate document or file) with an electronic message (such as an email or text message)
Unlike … some other social networking hubs, Beejive allows you to attach photos or videos to a message, or download files from messages, just as you would via e-mail.—
Bob Tedeschi
Bob Tedeschi
Examples of attach in a Sentence
I've attached an application to the brochure for you.
She attached a note to the package.
I attached the file to the e-mail.
The handle attaches here on the top.
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The notes are the same, but the messages attached to them are irreconcilable.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Flu viruses enter cells by attaching to sugars that stick up from their surfaces called sialic acids.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
Investigators also reported witnessing a suicide attempt in which an inmate, handcuffed to a bench in the booking area, used a leg restraint attached to the floor to try and strangle himself.
—Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
During Lutnick’s 20-minute talk, the burly, balding 63-year-old made an impassioned defense of Tether, a cryptocurrency attached to the U.S. dollar, and announced the launch of an initial $2 billion financing business to provide leverage to Bitcoin investors.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Flu viruses enter cells by attaching to sugars that stick up from their surfaces called sialic acids.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
Investigators also reported witnessing a suicide attempt in which an inmate, handcuffed to a bench in the booking area, used a leg restraint attached to the floor to try and strangle himself.
—Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
During Lutnick’s 20-minute talk, the burly, balding 63-year-old made an impassioned defense of Tether, a cryptocurrency attached to the U.S. dollar, and announced the launch of an initial $2 billion financing business to provide leverage to Bitcoin investors.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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attach
verb
at·tach
ə-ˈtach 
1
: to take money or property by legal authority especially to gain or force payment of a debt
attach a person's salary
2
: to fasten or join one thing to another
attach a light to a bicycle
attach a file to an email
3
: to tie or bind by feelings of affection
the children were attached to their dog
4
: to assign (an individual or unit in the military) temporarily
attach an officer to a headquarters
5
: to think of as belonging to something
attach no importance to a remark
Legal Definition
attach
verb
at·tach
1
: to obtain a court order against (property of another person) that directs an officer of the court (as a sheriff) to seize or take control of the property compare garnish, levy
Note: A plaintiff may attach a defendant's property as a way of obtaining jurisdiction for the purpose of bringing a lawsuit or to prevent the defendant from getting rid of property that may be needed to pay a judgment to the plaintiff.
2
: to join or make a part of
affidavits attached to the suit—Rosalind Resnick
Rosalind Resnick3
: to create a security interest in (property) and so acquire the right to foreclose on or otherwise deal with property for payment of a debt and to exercise one's rights in the property against third parties see also security interest at interest sense 1 compare perfect
: to become effective: as
a
: to come into existence as a security interest
from the date the interest attaches
b
: to become operative especially as a right
the right to counsel attaches only at or after the initiation of adversary judicial proceedings—United States v. Gouveia, 467 U.S. 180 (1984)
see also jeopardy
United States v. Gouveia, 467 U.S. 180 (1984)
attachable
adjective
attachment
noun
Etymology
Anglo-French attacher to lodge (an action in court), seize (a person or property) by legal authority, from Old French atachier to fasten, fix, alteration of estachier, from estache stake
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