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# attach

«attach» in Mova's school dictionary: **To fix or join one thing to another, such as with glue, a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (attach, attaches, attached, attaching)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To fix or join one thing to another, such as with glue, a clip or string. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attach/#m1)

2) To add a file to an email or message. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attach/#m2)

3) To feel love or fondness for someone or something (be attached to). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attach/#m3)

4) To link something like importance or blame to something ("attach importance to"). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attach/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

Used in everyday life (attach a label), school (attach the picture to your page), computing (attach a file), and feelings (attached to a pet). Phrases: attach to, attached file, be attached to, no strings attached.

### examples

- Attach the label to your coat with a safety pin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attach/#x1)
- Please attach your homework to the email. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attach/#x2)
- The trailer is attached to the back of the car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attach/#x3)
- I'm very attached to my old teddy bear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attach/#x4)
- Glue the leaves and attach them to the poster. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attach/#x5)
- Our teacher attaches great importance to neat handwriting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attach/#x6)
- You get a free gift with no strings attached. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attach/#x7)
- Amphitrite is often represented assisting Poseidon in attaching the sea-horses to his chariot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attach/#x8)

### note

Spelled with one t and -ach (not -atch): attach. Noun: attachment (an email attachment; a strong attachment to someone). Opposite: detach. "No strings attached" means with no hidden conditions.

### In the corpora

- [A compliment with «for a girl» or «for a boy» attached is only half a compliment.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/389-boys-who-look-at-maddie-oddly/27/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «attach» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attach/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.