attach

(verb)

verb

1. cause to be attached

Definition categories: contact, connect, link, tie

2. be attached; be in contact with

Definition categories: contact, adjoin, meet, touch

3. become attached

- The spider's thread attached to the window sill

Definition categories: contact, conjoin, join

4. create social or emotional ties

Similar word(s): bind, bond, tie

Definition categories: social, relate

5. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

Similar word(s): confiscate, impound, seize, sequester

Definition categories: possession, take

Sentences with attach as a verb:

- An officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship.

- attached to a friend; attaching others to us by wealth or flattery

- to attach great importance to a particular circumstance