Words / B2

uh-TACHM-uh-nt/əˈtætʃmənt/

Attachment has two common B2 senses: a file sent with an email, and a feeling of liking and connection: an attachment to a place. File is everyday for the first; bond is close for the second. Attach is the verb (attach a document; become attached to). In speech, the file or I am fond of is enough. Please see the attachment is standard email. Do not use attachment for a paper clip in careful writing (that is a fastener).

Meaning

A file sent with an email, or a feeling of liking and connection.

Examples

• “Please see the attachment for the timetable.”
• “Please see the attachment for the revised timetable.”
• “His attachment to the old building made the move harder than the maths.”

Good to know

Email file, or an emotional bond. Verb: attach. Everyday: file / fondness. Email: see the attachment.

Near in meaning

bond

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