english
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attach sth to sth
slightly formal
To attach a particular quality to something is to consider it to have that quality
• I don't attach any importance/significance to these rumours.
• She attaches great value to being financially independent., attach to sb/sth
mainly UK formal
If you say that a particular quality attaches to someone or something, you mean that they have that quality
• Don't worry - it was an accident and no blame attaches to either of you.
• [ + -ing verb ]: Great honour attaches to winning this award., attach yourself to sb/sth
[ R ]
If you attach yourself to a person or group, you join them, usually for a limited period of time
• Being on his own, he attached himself to a noisy group at the bar.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb ADV. firmly, securely | loosely PREP. to He attached the rope securely to a tree.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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verb
fasten:
Lice attach themselves to your skin.
verb
loved:
He was attached to his family.
verb
assigned:
He was attached to the Sixth Army.
Simple Definitions
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see NO STRINGS ATTACHED.
American Heritage Idioms