attach

at|tach [ ə`tætʃ ] verb **

1. ) transitive attach to to fasten or join one thing to another:

Attach the rope to the branch of a tree.

There was a message attached to the flowers.

a ) to send something with something else, for example an extra document or a photograph with a letter, or a file with an e-mail:

I attach a copy of his reply.

b ) to connect one machine or piece of equipment to another:

He attached a color printer to his computer.

2. ) intransitive to have a connection with or be part of something:

The field was used by horses from the riding school that is attached to the farm.

3. ) intransitive if a quality attaches to someone or something, they have that quality:

There's inevitably an element of risk attached to sports such as skiing.

There will be considerable prestige attached to his new position.

4. ) transitive usually passive to be sent to work with a different group of people or in a different place, especially temporarily:

She is now attached to the American Embassy in Beijing.

attach a condition (to something)

to allow something only if someone agrees to a condition:

The license renewal had two special conditions attached.

attach a label to someone

to think of someone as having a particular character or nature:

She is a writer to whom the label feminist is often attached.

attach importance/significance/value/weight to something

to think that something is important or true and that it should be considered seriously:

Both her parents attach great importance to education.

attach yourself to

to spend time with someone or become part of a group:

They soon attached themselves to a group of women discussing the next day's activities.