- to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
- to join in action or function; make part of: to attach oneself to a group.
- to place on temporary duty with or in assistance to a military unit.
- to include as a quality or condition of something: One proviso is attached to this legacy.
- 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.
- to take (persons or property) by legal authority.
- to lay hold of; seize.
- to adhere; pertain; belong (usually followed by to or upon): No blame attaches to him.
- to join, fasten, or connect
- to become associated with or join, as in a business or other venture
- to be inherent (in) or connected (with)
- to attribute or ascribe
- to include or append, esp as a condition
- to place on temporary duty with another unit
- to put (a member of an organization) to work in a different unit or agency, either with an expectation of reverting to, or while retaining some part of, the original working arrangement
- to appoint officially
- to arrest or take (a person, property, etc) with lawful authority
- to seize