attach

at-tach · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To fasten or join one thing to another.

  2. 2.

    To attribute importance or value to something.

  3. 3.

    To assign or connect someone to a group or organization temporarily.

  4. 4.

    To become emotionally connected to someone or something.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    no strings attached — Without conditions or obligations.
  • •
    attached at the hip — Inseparable, always together.

Related words

Antonyms: detach, disconnect, remove, separate
See also: attached, attachment, detach
Synonyms: affix, connect, fasten, join

Etymology

From Old French atachier ("to fasten, fix"), possibly from Frankish stakka ("stake").