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- pronunciation:
taech
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
attaches, attaching, attached |
| definition 1: |
to join, fasten, or connect.
He attached the telephone wire to the wall.- synonyms:
- affix, connect, fasten, fix, join, stick
- antonyms:
- detach, disconnect
- similar words:
- annex, bond, clip, hitch, link, mount, pin, post, secure, unite
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| definition 2: |
to connect (oneself to others) in an emotional way.
She trusts people and easily attaches herself to them.- synonyms:
- attract
- similar words:
- bond, connect
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| definition 3: |
to assign.
He attached great importance to our conversation.- synonyms:
- assign, attribute
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| related words: |
add, adhere, bind, buckle, close, fix, hang, join, lash, nail, tack, tie |
| derivation: |
attached (adj.) |
The word attach
contains the following part:
at-
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
  More about this word part:
The prefix at-
occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of ad- used before roots beginning with "t," such as "tract" and "ten, tin, tain." See ad-.
Example words:
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