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# attachment

«attachment» in Mova's school dictionary: **A file sent with an email** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (an attachment, attachments; also uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A file sent with an email. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attachment/#m1)

2) A feeling of love or closeness to someone or something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attachment/#m2)

3) An extra part you can fix onto a machine, like a vacuum cleaner attachment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attachment/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Computing at school: open the attachment, send work as an attachment. Feelings and science: a baby's attachment to its parents. Everyday: drill or hoover attachments. Safety: do not open attachments from strangers. Phrases: email attachment, attachment to.

### examples

- I sent my project as an attachment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attachment/#x1)
- Never open attachments from people you don't know. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attachment/#x2)
- The puppy formed a strong attachment to the boy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attachment/#x3)
- The vacuum has an attachment for corners. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attachment/#x4)
- The attachment was too big to send. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attachment/#x5)
- Children feel attachment to their favourite toys. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attachment/#x6)
- Her twin-sons, Castor and (Polydeuces or) Pollux,[15] were {34} renowned for their tender attachment to each other. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attachment/#x7)

### note

Countable for files and parts, uncountable for the feeling. Online safety: unknown attachments can contain viruses.

### Trees and pragmatics

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