attach suggests a connecting or uniting by a bond, link, or tie in order to keep things together.

When you attach something, you join it or tie it to something else. The word can be used to show physically joining things, like a printer that you attach to your computer, or to show a strong personal …

ATTACH definition: 1. to fasten, join, or connect something: 2. to join a file such as a document, picture, or…. Learn more.

1. to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach papers with a staple.

Definition of attach verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object. We attach labels to things before we file them away. [VERB noun to noun]

to assign or attribute: to attach significance to a gesture. to bind by ties of affection or regard: You always attach yourself to people who end up hurting you.

Apr 20, 2026 · Verb attach (third-person singular simple present attaches, present participle attaching, simple past and past participle attached) (transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).

To tack or fix to; fasten in any manner, as one thing to another, by either natural or artificial means; bind; tie; cause to adhere. Figuratively, to connect; associate: as, to attach a particular significance to a word.

He attached himself to an older, wealthy woman. She attached herself to the cause.