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Attach Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| DOD Dictionary of Military Terms |
attach
1. The placement of units or personnel in an organization where such placement is relatively temporary. 2. The detailing of individuals to specific functions where such functions are secondary or relatively temporary, e.g., attached for quarters and rations; attached for flying duty. See also assign.
1. The placement of units or personnel in an organization where such placement is relatively temporary. 2. The detailing of individuals to specific functions where such functions are secondary or relatively temporary, e.g., attached for quarters and rations; attached for flying duty. See also assign.
Attach Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Attach
(v. t.)
To win the heart of; to connect by ties of love or self-interest; to attract; to fasten or bind by moral influence; -- with to; as, attached to a friend; attaching others to us by wealth or flattery.
(v. t.)
To take, seize, or lay hold of.
(v. t.)
To take by legal authority: (a) To arrest by writ, and bring before a court, as to answer for a debt, or a contempt; -- applied to a taking of the person by a civil process; being now rarely used for the arrest of a criminal. (b) To seize or take (goods or real estate) by virtue of a writ or precept to hold the same to satisfy a judgment which may be rendered in the suit. See Attachment, 4.
(v. t.)
To connect; to place so as to belong; to assign by authority; to appoint; as, an officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship.
(v. t.)
To connect, in a figurative sense; to ascribe or attribute; to affix; -- with to; as, to attach great importance to a particular circumstance.
(v. t.)
To bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join; as, to attach one thing to another by a string, by glue, or the like.
(v. i.)
To come into legal operation in connection with anything; to vest; as, dower will attach.
(v. i.)
To adhere; to be attached.
(n.)
An attachment.
(v. t.)
To win the heart of; to connect by ties of love or self-interest; to attract; to fasten or bind by moral influence; -- with to; as, attached to a friend; attaching others to us by wealth or flattery.
(v. t.)
To take, seize, or lay hold of.
(v. t.)
To take by legal authority: (a) To arrest by writ, and bring before a court, as to answer for a debt, or a contempt; -- applied to a taking of the person by a civil process; being now rarely used for the arrest of a criminal. (b) To seize or take (goods or real estate) by virtue of a writ or precept to hold the same to satisfy a judgment which may be rendered in the suit. See Attachment, 4.
(v. t.)
To connect; to place so as to belong; to assign by authority; to appoint; as, an officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship.
(v. t.)
To connect, in a figurative sense; to ascribe or attribute; to affix; -- with to; as, to attach great importance to a particular circumstance.
(v. t.)
To bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join; as, to attach one thing to another by a string, by glue, or the like.
(v. i.)
To come into legal operation in connection with anything; to vest; as, dower will attach.
(v. i.)
To adhere; to be attached.
(n.)
An attachment.
| WordNet 2.0 |
attach
Verb
1. cause to be attached
(antonym) detach
(hypernym) connect, link, tie, link up
(hyponym) fixate, fix
(derivation) attachment, affixation
2. be attached; be in contact with
(hypernym) touch, adjoin, meet, contact
(hyponym) leech onto
(see-also) inhere in, attach to
(derivation) attachment, bond
3. become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill"
(antonym) detach, come off, come away
(hypernym) join, conjoin
(hyponym) agglutinate
(see-also) attach to, accompany, come with, go with
(derivation) attachment, bond
4. create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
(synonym) bind, tie, bond
(hypernym) relate
(hyponym) fixate
(derivation) attachment, fond regard
5. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
(synonym) impound, sequester, confiscate, seize
(hypernym) take
(hyponym) garnishee, garnish
(verb-group) sequester
(derivation) attachment
Verb
1. cause to be attached
(antonym) detach
(hypernym) connect, link, tie, link up
(hyponym) fixate, fix
(derivation) attachment, affixation
2. be attached; be in contact with
(hypernym) touch, adjoin, meet, contact
(hyponym) leech onto
(see-also) inhere in, attach to
(derivation) attachment, bond
3. become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill"
(antonym) detach, come off, come away
(hypernym) join, conjoin
(hyponym) agglutinate
(see-also) attach to, accompany, come with, go with
(derivation) attachment, bond
4. create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
(synonym) bind, tie, bond
(hypernym) relate
(hyponym) fixate
(derivation) attachment, fond regard
5. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
(synonym) impound, sequester, confiscate, seize
(hypernym) take
(hyponym) garnishee, garnish
(verb-group) sequester
(derivation) attachment
| Shakespeare Words |
ATTACH
to seize, lay hold on.
to seize, lay hold on.
| hEnglish - advanced version |
attach
attach
\at*tach"\ (&?;), v. i.
1. to adhere; to be attached. the great interest which attaches to the mere knowledge of these facts cannot be doubted.
2. to come into legal operation in connection with anything; to vest; as, dower will attach. ooley.
attach
\at*tach"\, n. an attachment. [obs.]
attach
\at*tach"\ (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. attached (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. attaching.] [of. atachier, f. attacher, to tie or fasten: cf. celt. tac, tach, nail, e. tack a small nail, tack to fasten. cf. attack, and see tack.] 1. to bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join; as, to attach one thing to another by a string, by glue, or the like. the shoulder blade is attached only to the muscles. a huge stone to which the cable was attached.
2. to connect; to place so as to belong; to assign by authority; to appoint; as, an officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship.
3. to win the heart of; to connect by ties of love or self-interest; to attract; to fasten or bind by moral influence; -- with to; as, attached to a friend; attaching others to us by wealth or flattery. incapable of attaching a sensible man. --miss austen. god by various ties attaches man to man.
4. to connect, in a figurative sense; to ascribe or attribute; to affix; -- with to; as, to attach great importance to a particular circumstance. top this treasure a curse is attached. --bayard taylor.
5. to take, seize, or lay hold of. [obs.]
6. to take by legal authority: (a) to arrest by writ, and bring before a court, as to answer for a debt, or a contempt; -- applied to a taking of the person by a civil process; being now rarely used for the arrest of a criminal. (b) to seize or take (goods or real estate) by virtue of a writ or precept to hold the same to satisfy a judgment which may be rendered in the suit. see attachment, 4. the earl marshal attached gloucester for high treason. --miss yonge.
similar words(1)
attach to
attach
\at*tach"\ (&?;), v. i.
1. to adhere; to be attached. the great interest which attaches to the mere knowledge of these facts cannot be doubted.
2. to come into legal operation in connection with anything; to vest; as, dower will attach. ooley.
attach
\at*tach"\, n. an attachment. [obs.]
attach
\at*tach"\ (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. attached (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. attaching.] [of. atachier, f. attacher, to tie or fasten: cf. celt. tac, tach, nail, e. tack a small nail, tack to fasten. cf. attack, and see tack.] 1. to bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join; as, to attach one thing to another by a string, by glue, or the like. the shoulder blade is attached only to the muscles. a huge stone to which the cable was attached.
2. to connect; to place so as to belong; to assign by authority; to appoint; as, an officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship.
3. to win the heart of; to connect by ties of love or self-interest; to attract; to fasten or bind by moral influence; -- with to; as, attached to a friend; attaching others to us by wealth or flattery. incapable of attaching a sensible man. --miss austen. god by various ties attaches man to man.
4. to connect, in a figurative sense; to ascribe or attribute; to affix; -- with to; as, to attach great importance to a particular circumstance. top this treasure a curse is attached. --bayard taylor.
5. to take, seize, or lay hold of. [obs.]
6. to take by legal authority: (a) to arrest by writ, and bring before a court, as to answer for a debt, or a contempt; -- applied to a taking of the person by a civil process; being now rarely used for the arrest of a criminal. (b) to seize or take (goods or real estate) by virtue of a writ or precept to hold the same to satisfy a judgment which may be rendered in the suit. see attachment, 4. the earl marshal attached gloucester for high treason. --miss yonge.
similar words(1)
attach to
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
attach
rud a cheangal
rud a cheangal
| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Adafaelu
Adafaelu = v. to attach, to seize
Adafaelu = v. to attach, to seize
Attach Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
attach
verb
to fix, fasten; the stomach is attached to the other organs by the greater and lesser omenta
verb
to fix, fasten; the stomach is attached to the other organs by the greater and lesser omenta
Attach Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
attach
subiungo
subiungo