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# detach

«detach» in Mova's school dictionary: **To separate one thing from another thing it is fixed to…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (detach, detaches, detached, detaching); adjective detached; noun detachment

### meaning for a pupil

1) To separate one thing from another thing it is fixed to, as in «detach the coupon». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detach/#m1)

2) To come off by itself, as in «the handle detached». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detach/#m2)

3) To stop feeling involved; a «detached» person stays calm and not emotional. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detach/#m3)

4) (army) To send a group of soldiers away for a special job. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detach/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life you «detach» a form along a dotted line or a part of a toy. In science, a retina or a leaf can detach. In UK housing, a «detached house» stands alone; a «semi-detached» house is joined to one other. In stories, a «detached» character seems cold or far away in feeling.

### examples

- Detach the slip along the dotted line and give it to your teacher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detach/#x1)
- The trailer detached from the car on the hill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detach/#x2)
- You can detach the hood from this coat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detach/#x3)
- We live in a semi-detached house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detach/#x4)
- She felt strangely detached, as if she were watching a film. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detach/#x5)
- The captain detached ten soldiers to guard the bridge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detach/#x6)

### note

Spelling trap: «detach» has no t before ch (not «detatch»). Opposite: «attach». Regular verb: detached, detaching.

### Trees and pragmatics

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