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attach

 
 
/əˈtætʃ/ verb [T]

Definition

JOIN to join or fix one thing to another: She attached a photograph to her letter.
attach importance/value, etc to sb/sth to think that someone or something has importance/value, etc: You attach too much importance to money.
INCLUDE to include something as part of something else: There were too many conditions attached to the deal. → See also no strings (attached)
COMPUTER to add an attachment (= computer file) to an email message
(Definition of attach verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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