Meaning

8 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.

    the act of attaching or affixing something

  2. (countable, uncountable)A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.

    I have such an attachment towards my fiancé!

    привя́занностьprivjázannostʹ, ве́рностьvérnostʹ

    прихи́льністьpryxýlʹnistʹ

  3. (countable, uncountable)A dependence, especially a strong one.

    пре́данностьprédannostʹ

  4. (countable, uncountable)A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.

    приста́вкаpristávka, крепле́ниеkreplénije, приспособле́ниеprisposoblénije

  5. (countable, uncountable)The means by which something is physically attached.

    присоедине́ниеprisojedinénije, прикрепле́ниеprikreplénije

  6. (countable, uncountable)A file sent along with a message, usually an email.

    Attachment, Anhang, Dateianhang

    вложе́ниеvložénije, приложе́ниеpriložénije

    укла́денняukládennja

  7. (countable, uncountable)Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.

    attachment of earnings

  8. (countable, uncountable)The act or process by which any (downward) leader connects to any available (upward) streamer in a lightning flash.

Examples

49 sentences
  1. I feel a strong attachment to this house.

    ruЯ чувствую сильную привязанность к этому дому.

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  2. Would you please send me details of your products via e-mail as an attachment?

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  3. It's not a good idea to open an email attachment without knowing what it is.

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  4. Could I please receive by Monday, as a fax or an email attachment, a receipt for the bank transfer?

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  5. I'm sending two photographs as attachments.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
strong bonding towards or with:
file sent along with a message:
Русский
By meaning 5
strong bonding towards or with:
dependence, especially a strong one:
device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool:
process or means by which something is physically attached:
file sent along with a message:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
file sent along with a message:

Origin

From French attachement. By surface analysis, attach + -ment.

From French attachement. By surface analysis, attach + -ment.

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Forms

plural: attachments
Singularattachment
Pluralattachments

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of attaching or affixing something:affixation
  • faithful support for a cause or political party or religion:adherenceadhesion
  • a connection that fastens things together:bond
  • a feeling of affection for a person or an institution:fond regard
  • the act of fastening things together:fastening

Word family

17 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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