ATTACHES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Attach

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

Middle English (in the sense ‘seize by legal authority’): from medieval Latin attachiare ‘seize, fasten’ and Old French atachier or estachier ‘fasten, fix’, of uncertain origin; perhaps based on an element of Germanic origin related to stake; compare with attack

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: əˈtatʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

join or fasten (something) to something else

Short Definition:

join something to

Examples:
  • attach your safety line to the bridge
Definition:

attribute importance or value to

Short Definition:

attribute to

Examples:
  • he doesn't attach too much importance to fixed ideas
Definition:

seize (a person or property) by legal authority

Short Definition:

seize by legal authority

Examples:
  • the Earl Marshal attached Gloucester for high treason

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