Word Frequency
attachment (əˈtætʃmənt
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Definitions
noun
- a means of securing; a fastening
- often foll by to affection or regard (for); devotion (to) ⇒
attachment to a person or to a cause
- an object to be attached, esp a supplementary part ⇒
an attachment for an electric drill
- the act of attaching or the state of being attached
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- the arrest of a person for disobedience to a court order
- the lawful seizure of property and placing of it under control of a court
- a writ authorizing such arrest or seizure
- (law) the binding of a debt in the hands of a garnishee until its disposition has been decided by the court
Synonyms
View thesaurus entry = fondness, liking, feeling, love, relationship, regard, bond, friendship, attraction, loyalty, affection, devotion, fidelity, affinity, tenderness, reverence, predilection, possessiveness, partiality, aroha,
= accessory, fitting, extra, addition, component, extension, supplement, fixture, auxiliary, adaptor or adapter, supplementary part, add-on, adjunct, appendage, accoutrement, appurtenance
Translations for 'attachment'
- British English: attachment An attachment to someone or something is a love or liking for them.Mother and child form a close attachment.əˈtætʃmənt NOUN
- Arabic: اِرْتِبَاط
- Brazilian Portuguese: afeição
- Chinese: 情感
- Croatian: privrženost
- Czech: náklonnost
- Danish: tilknytning
- Dutch: gehechtheid
- European Spanish: apego
- Finnish: kiintymys
- French: attachement
- German: Zuneigung
- Greek: συμπάθεια
- Italian: affetto
- Japanese: 愛着
- Korean: 애착
- Norwegian: bånd
- Polish: przywiązanie
- Portuguese: afeição
- Romanian: atașament atașamente
- Russian: привязанность
- Spanish: accesorio
- Swedish: bilaga
- Thai: การผูกติด สิ่งที่แนบมา
- Turkish: bağlılık
- Ukrainian: відданість
- Vietnamese: sự gắn bó
Example Sentences Including 'attachment'
According to Dr Briggs, Maggie and Moira had formed a highly charged emotional attachment while Moira was still at Seagull.DEAD BEAT (2002)
But when I hinted at some personal attachment , she brushed it aside.High Stand
Fixation This term describes the attachment of libidinal (that is, sexual) energy to a particular phase of an infant's development.Know Your Own Mind
It is a question that should disturb everyone with a close attachment or interest in the London club.Sun, News of the World (1999)
Like people, however, it seems that the attachment between a pair goes very deep.SPIX'S MACAW: The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird (2002)
Researchers have long known that " attachment " is crucial to a child's ability to form healthy relationships.Globe and Mail (2003)
The bank says it hopes customers would be suspicious of such an unsolicited message carrying an attachment.New Scientist (2004)
The heating is powered by a simple attachment to the battery.Sun, News of the World (2005)
The most persistent was the human attachment to material things.Globe and Mail (2003)
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