attach
Translation
to attach, to fasten, to connect, to affix
Examples
Please attach the file to the email.
Please attach the file to the email.
He attached a label to his luggage.
He attached a label to his luggage.
I attach great importance to this matter.
I attach great importance to this matter.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) ((to sth.)) to fasten or join (sth.) to (sth.) He attached a label to his luggage.
((importance/value/etc.)) ((to sth.)) to believe that (sth.) has a particular quality I attach great importance to this matter.
Similar Words
Synonyms: fasten, connect, join; Antonyms: detach, remove, separate
Etymology
From Old French 'atachier', from 'a-' (to) + a Germanic root related to 'stake'. Literally 'to stake to'.
Memory Tips
Think of how you 'attack' a task by attaching yourself to it, or how you attach a file by 'touching' the paperclip icon.