ATTACHMENT | Meaning In The Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of attachment in English attachmentnoun uk /əˈtætʃ.mənt/ us /əˈtætʃ.mənt/

attachment noun (PART)

Add to word list Add to word list B2 [ C ] an extra piece of equipment that can be added to a machine: This food processor has a special attachment for grinding coffee. something that is added

• additionBlueberries make a delicious addition to your smoothies.
• additionUS The addition doesn't match the old part of the house.
• extensionUK They're building a new extension.
• add-onYou can install add-ons such as toolbars and ad blockers to this browser.
• accessoryYou can buy various accessories for your phone.
• attachmentThe tool comes with useful cutting attachments.

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• Many British homes have a shower attachment fixed to the bath taps.
• This little attachment allows you take photographs using your mobile phone.
• The hairdryer comes with a special attachment which enables you to dry your hair gently.
• This attachment makes it easier to vacuum stairs.
• You can buy an attachment that turns your drill into a screwdriver.

Things added or attached to other things

• accessory
• add on something phrasal verb
• added value
• addition
• adjunct
• admixture
• appurtenance
• fashion accessory
• frill
• frippery
• grace note
• hereto
• jacked up
• mounted
• new addition
• non-detachable
• onto
• shim
• superaddition
• union

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attachment noun (COMPUTING)

B2 [ C ] a computer file that is sent together with an email message: I'll email my report to you as an attachment. I wasn't able to open that attachment.

• The paperclip symbol next to the email's subject line shows that there is an attachment.
• If it's possible that the attachment might be infected, don't open it, just delete it.
• I'll send you the full document as an attachment.
• Her email has several attachments that you should look at.
• Clicking on this button allows you to make attachments to your email.

Operating computers

• admin
• administrator
• aliasing
• always-on
• attach
• back someone up phrasal verb
• drop-down menu
• dump
• hack
• keyboard shortcut
• keystroke
• left-click
• live streamer
• logoff
• parallel
• UI
• uncap
• uncapped
• uncheck
• uncompressed

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attachment noun (FEELING OF LOVE)

C2 [ C or U ] a feeling of love or strong connection to someone or something: At university I formed a strong attachment to one of my tutors. She is unlikely to give up her lifelong attachment to feminist ideas. [ C or U ]   psychology   specialized a feeling of love and need for another person, for example for a mother by her child: Secure attachment is believed to be important for healthy development. Infants can form attachments to any caregiver. Liking

• adorkable
• affection
• appreciate
• approve of someone
• attached
• be a glutton for something idiom
• dig
• fancy
• go a bundle on something idiom
• go for someone phrasal verb
• gravitate towards/to something/someone phrasal verb
• grow on someone phrasal verb
• hatefully
• predilection
• prize
• proclivity
• protective
• shine
• shook
• tight

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Health in general

attachment noun (TAKING GOODS)

[ C or U ]   law   UK specialized the act of arresting a person for failing to obey the order of a court, or of officially taking their property because they have failed to pay money that they owe Arresting & charging

• apprehend
• apprehension
• arrest
• assist
• bust
• busted
• collar
• cuff
• do for someone/something phrasal verb
• drugs bust
• fed
• handcuff
• nab
• nick
• perp walk
• pick
• pick someone/something up phrasal verb
• run something in phrasal verb
• warrant
• zip tie

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Punishing & punishments (Definition of attachment from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

attachment | American Dictionary

attachmentnoun [ C/U ] us /əˈtætʃ·mənt/ Add to word list Add to word list a strong feeling of being emotionally close to someone or something: [ C ] She had a special attachment to these students. An attachment is an extra piece of equipment that can be added to a machine: [ C ] computer attachments (Definition of attachment from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

attachment | Business English

attachmentnoun uk /əˈtætʃmənt/ us Add to word list Add to word list [ C ]   IT, COMMUNICATIONS, INTERNET a computer file that is sent together with an email: Do not click on an email attachment unless it is from a reliable source. [ C ]   LAW a document joined to an agreement which gives extra details, often a list of things that are allowed or not, and forms part of the agreement [ C ]   IT a small piece of equipment that you can attach to a computer, machine, etc. to do a particular task: A simple attachment allows pictures to be emailed directly from the camera. [ C or U ]   HR the act of working in a department or company temporarily for a particular purpose: Five students are on attachment to the Finance Department. [ C or U ]   LAW a court order for money or property to be taken from someone in order to pay their debts: An application for an attachment of debt must be made to a court.  attachment of earnings [ C or U ]   LAW a court order that makes employers pay the court some of the money you earn directly so that your debts can be paid over a period: The court issued him with an attachment of earnings order to repay his creditors over a period of 18 months. (Definition of attachment from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of attachment?

Translations of attachment

in Chinese (Traditional) 連接, 附件, 附屬物… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 连接, 附件, 附属物… See more in Spanish accesorio, archivo adjunto, cariño… See more in Portuguese acessório, anexo, apego… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian जोडभाग, टाचण, ओढ… See more （Eメールの）添付ファイル, 愛情, 愛着… See more bağlılık, birine, birşeye güçlü bağlılık hissi… See more pièce [feminine] jointe, fichier [masculine] attaché, accessoire [masculine]… See more arxiu adjunt, afecte, afecció… See more hulpstuk, genegenheid… See more ஒரு இயந்திரத்தில் சேர்க்கக்கூடிய கூடுதல் உபகரணங்களின் ஒரு பகுதி, ஒரு மின்னஞ்சல் செய்தியுடன் சேர்ந்து அனுப்பப்படும் கணினி கோப்பு, அன்பின் உணர்வு அல்லது யாரோ அல்லது ஏதோவொன்றுடன் வலுவான தொடர்பு… See more एक अलग उपकरण जिसे किसी मशीन में जोड़ा जाता है, अटैचमेंट, अनुलग्नक… See more (મશીન ઉપકરણ) જોડેલી વસ્તુ, અટૈચ્મન્ટ, અટેચમેન્ટ… See more tilbehør, hengivenhed, tilknytning… See more tillbehör, tillsats, tillgivenhet… See more penyambungan, rasa cinta… See more die Anlage, das Zusatzgerät, die Zuneigung… See more vedlegg [neuter], ekstrautstyr [neuter], tilbehør [neuter]… See more اٹیچمنٹ, کوئی فالتو یا دوسرا آلہ جس کو مشین سے جوڑا جاسکتا ہے, انسلاک… See more пристосування, прихильність, відданість… See more ఒక యంత్రానికి కలుపగలిగే అదనపు సామాను, ఈమెయిల్ మెసేజ్ తో పాటు పంపించే కంప్యూటర్ ఫైలు, ప్రేమ భావన లేక ఎవరైనా లేక దేనితోనైనా బలమైన సంబంధం ఉండటం… See more সংযুক্তি, একটি অতিরিক্ত সরঞ্জাম যা একটি মেশিনে যোগ করা যেতে পারে, একটি কম্পিউটার ফাইল যা একটি ইমেল বার্তাসহ একত্রে পাঠানো হয়… See more příslušenství, náklonnost, oddanost… See more tambahan perlengkapan, menyukai… See more อุปกรณ์เพิ่ม, รู้สึกผูกพัน… See more phụ tùng, sự gắn bó… See more przywiązanie, załącznik, przystawka… See more 첨부, 애착… See more allegato, legame, attaccamento… See more Need a translator?

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• non-attachment
• attachment disorder
• attachment parenting
• re-attachment, at reattachment

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  • Noun 
    • attachment (PART)
    • attachment (COMPUTING)
    • attachment (FEELING OF LOVE)
    • attachment (TAKING GOODS)
• American   Noun
• Business   
  • Noun 
    • attachment
    • attachment of earnings

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