attach
/icons/point.icon FASTEN, FIX, ATTACH, AFFIX mean to make something stay firmly in place.
FASTEN implies an action such as tying, buttoning, nailing, locking, or otherwise securing.
e.g. fasten the reins to a post
FIX usually implies a driving in, implanting, or embedding.
e.g. fixed the stake in the ground
ATTACH suggests a connecting or uniting by a bond, link, or tie in order to keep things together.
e.g. attach the W-2 form here
AFFIX implies an imposing of one thing on another by gluing, impressing, or nailing.
e.g. affix your address label here
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verb with object
1. fasten; join:
〖attach A to B〗 AをBに付ける, 貼り付ける, AをB〈機器など〉に接続する［つなげる］; AをBに添える(↔ detach)
e.g. he made certain that the trailer was securely attached to the van.
fasten (a related document) to another, or to an email:
〈文書･画像など(のファイル)〉をB〈Eメールの本文など〉に添付する
e.g. I attach a copy of the memo for your information.
include (a condition) as part of an agreement:
«…に» 〈条件〉を入れる, 付け加える «to»
e.g. the Commission can attach appropriate conditions to the operation of the agreement.
(attach oneself to) join (someone or something) without being invited:
〖～ oneself〗 «…の» 仲間に入る; 【人に】懐く «to» (!時に頼まれもしないのにまとわりつくことをさす) .
e.g. they were all too ready to attach themselves to you for the whole day.
(usually be attached) appoint (someone) for special or temporary duties:
〖attach A to B〗 A〈重要性･責任など〉がBにあると考える; A〈感情･性質など〉がBに伴う
e.g. I was attached to another department.
2. (attach something to) attribute importance or value to:
e.g. he doesn't attach too much importance to radical ideas.
no object (attach to) (of importance or value) be attributed to:
«…に» 付属する, 結合する «to» .
e.g. great importance attaches to the family role.
3. Law, archaic seize (a person's property) by legal authority:
〘法〙 〈財産〉を差し押さえる.
e.g. the court attached his wages for child support.
DERIVATIVES
attachable |əˈtaCHəb(ə)l| adjective
ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense ‘seize by legal authority’): from Old French atachier or estachier ‘fasten, fix’, based on an element of Germanic origin related to stake1; compare with attack.