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verb · B1

Attach

uh-TACH/əˈtætʃ/

Attach means fasten one thing to another. Attach a file to an email; attach a label to a bag. Join is broader; stick is more informal and often needs glue. Detach is the opposite. Attached is the email adjective: please find attached… Attachment is the noun. Do not write “attach with the email” — use to.

Meaning

To fasten or join one thing to another.

Examples

  • “Please attach the file to your email.”
  • “The form was attached to the letter.”
  • “Please find the photos attached.”

Good to know

attach A to B. Email: please find attached. Opposite: detach. Noun: attachment.

Near in meaning

fasten

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