This one attaches to this other one right at this point.
•This part should have attached to the back of the desk, but it didn't fit.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
attach */*/ — UK [əˈtætʃ] / US verb Word forms attach : present tense I/you/we/they attach he/she/it attaches present participle attaching past tense attached past participle attached 1) a) [transitive] to fasten or join one thing to another attach something… … English dictionary
attach — at‧tach [əˈtætʆ] verb [transitive] 1. if conditions are attached to an agreement, they are added to it and made a part of it: • The US government has attached conditions to economic aid. 2. if there are benefits, rights etc attached to something … Financial and business terms
attach importance to something — attach importance/significance/value/weight/to something phrase to think that something is important or true and that it should be considered seriously Both her parents attach great importance to education. Thesaurus: to value something or… … Useful english dictionary
attach significance to something — attach importance/significance/value/weight/to something phrase to think that something is important or true and that it should be considered seriously Both her parents attach great importance to education. Thesaurus: to value something or… … Useful english dictionary
attach value to something — attach importance/significance/value/weight/to something phrase to think that something is important or true and that it should be considered seriously Both her parents attach great importance to education. Thesaurus: to value something or… … Useful english dictionary
attach weight to something — attach importance/significance/value/weight/to something phrase to think that something is important or true and that it should be considered seriously Both her parents attach great importance to education. Thesaurus: to value something or… … Useful english dictionary
attach — at·tach vb [Anglo French attacher to lodge (an action in court), seize (a person or property) by legal authority, from Old French atachier to fasten, fix, alteration of estachier, from estache stake] vt 1: to obtain a court order against… … Law dictionary
attach a condition (to something) — phrase to allow something only if someone agrees to a condition The licence renewal had two special conditions attached. Thesaurus: to limit or control something or someonesynonym Main entry: attach … Useful english dictionary
attach — at|tach [ ə tætʃ ] verb ** 1. ) transitive attach to to fasten or join one thing to another: Attach the rope to the branch of a tree. There was a message attached to the flowers. a ) to send something with something else, for example an extra… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
attach — at|tach W2S2 [əˈtætʃ] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: atachier, estachier, from estache sharp post ] 1.) [T] to fasten or connect one object to another = ↑fix attach sth to sth ▪ Attach a recent photograph to your application form. ▪ a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
attach — [[t]ətæ̱tʃ[/t]] ♦♦♦ attaches, attaching, attached 1) VERB If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object. [V n to n] We attach labels to things before we file them away... [V n to n] The gadget can be attached to any … English dictionary
