Added 9 October 2026
attach
/əˈtæt͡ʃ/ verb
In Latin: adiciō, applicō, apō Wiktionary
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To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
You need to attach the carabiner to your harness.
- To adhere; to be attached.
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To include an attachment with a communication (especially an email or other electronic communication).
I've attached the contract to this email.
Origin
From Middle English attachen, from Old French atachier, variant of estachier (“bind”), derived from estache (“stick”), from Frankish *stakkā, *stakō (“stick”), from Proto-Germanic *stakô (“pole, bar, stick, stake”). Doublet of attack. More at stake, stack. Displaced native Old English þīedan.
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