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The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
I have such an attachment towards my fiancé!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A dependence, especially a strong one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The means by which something is physically attached.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A file sent along with a message, usually an email.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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Synonyms: none provided
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The act or process by which any (downward) leader connects to any available (upward) streamer in a lightning flash.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
Examples
2009, Jakke Mäkelä, Eero Karvinen, Niko Porjo, Antti Mäkelä and Tapio Tuomi, Attachment of Natural Lightning Flashes to Trees: Preliminary Statistical Characteristics, published in the Journal of Lightning Research, volume 1
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the act of fastening things together
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fastening
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: joining, connection, connexion
Narrower terms: bonding, soldering, doweling, grounding, earthing, linkage, tying, ligature, welding, fixation
the act of attaching or affixing something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: affixation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: combination, combining, compounding
Narrower terms: graft, grafting
faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
attachment to a formal agenda adherence to a fat-free diet the adhesion of Seville was decisive
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: adherence, adhesion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: support
Narrower terms: ecclesiasticism, kabbalism, cabalism, royalism, traditionalism
a supplementary part or accessory
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: addition, add-on, improver
Narrower terms: hood, lens hood
a connection that fastens things together
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bond
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
Narrower terms: ligament
a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: writ, judicial writ
a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fond regard
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia
From French attachement. By surface analysis, attach + -ment.
Across languages
Translations 141 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Hungarian :
hozzákapcsolás
— the act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching
Hungarian :
hozzáerősítés
— the act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching
Spanish :
prensión
— the act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching
Arabic :
مَوَدَّة
(mawadda)
— strong bonding towards or with
Armenian :
կապվածություն
(kapvacutʻyun)
— strong bonding towards or with
Azerbaijani :
bağlılıq
— strong bonding towards or with
Belarusian :
прыхі́льнасць
(pryxílʹnascʹ)
— strong bonding towards or with
Bulgarian :
вя́рност
(vjárnost)
— strong bonding towards or with
Bulgarian :
привъ́рзаност
(privǎ́rzanost)
— strong bonding towards or with
Finnish :
kiintymys
— strong bonding towards or with
French :
attachement
— strong bonding towards or with
Greek :
αφοσίωση
(afosíosi)
— strong bonding towards or with
Hindi :
लगाव
(lagāv)
— strong bonding towards or with
Hungarian :
ragaszkodás
— strong bonding towards or with
Hungarian :
kötődés
— strong bonding towards or with
Italian :
legame
— strong bonding towards or with
Ladino :
atamiento
— strong bonding towards or with
Malayalam :
അടുപ്പം
(aṭuppaṁ)
— strong bonding towards or with
Portuguese :
apego
— strong bonding towards or with
Portuguese :
afeição
— strong bonding towards or with
Romanian :
atașament
— strong bonding towards or with
Russian :
привя́занность
(privjázannostʹ)
— strong bonding towards or with
Russian :
ве́рность
(vérnostʹ)
— strong bonding towards or with
Sanskrit :
निष्ठा
(niṣṭhā)
— strong bonding towards or with
Scottish Gaelic :
tlachd
— strong bonding towards or with
Spanish :
apego
— strong bonding towards or with
Spanish :
cariño
— strong bonding towards or with
Spanish :
afición
— strong bonding towards or with
Spanish :
apegamiento
— strong bonding towards or with
Spanish :
inhesión
— strong bonding towards or with
Tamil :
பற்று
(paṟṟu)
— strong bonding towards or with
Thai :
ความผูกพันทางจิตใจ
— strong bonding towards or with
Tocharian B :
trenke
— strong bonding towards or with
Turkish :
bağlılık
— strong bonding towards or with
Ottoman Turkish :
محبت
(muhabbet)
— strong bonding towards or with
Ukrainian :
прихи́льність
(pryxýlʹnistʹ)
— strong bonding towards or with
Dutch :
gehechtheid
— dependence, especially a strong one
Finnish :
riippuvuus
— dependence, especially a strong one
French :
attachement
— dependence, especially a strong one
French :
dépendance
— dependence, especially a strong one
Greek :
εξάρτηση
(exártisi)
— dependence, especially a strong one
Hungarian :
ragaszkodás
— dependence, especially a strong one
Hungarian :
függés
— dependence, especially a strong one
Hungarian :
függőség
— dependence, especially a strong one
Polish :
przywiązanie
— dependence, especially a strong one
Romanian :
atașament
— dependence, especially a strong one
Russian :
пре́данность
(prédannostʹ)
— dependence, especially a strong one
Telugu :
మమకారము
(mamakāramu)
— dependence, especially a strong one
Finnish :
lisälaite
— device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool
Finnish :
lisävaruste
— device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool
Greek :
εξάρτημα
(exártima)
— device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool
Hungarian :
tartozék
— device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool
Ido :
atachuro
— device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool
Māori :
whakapiringa
— device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool
Russian :
приста́вка
(pristávka)
— device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool
Russian :
крепле́ние
(kreplénije)
— device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool
Russian :
приспособле́ние
(prisposoblénije)
— device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool
Welsh :
ychwanegiad
— device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool
Arabic :
مُلْحَق
(mulḥaq)
— process or means by which something is physically attached
Asturian :
atadura
— process or means by which something is physically attached
Finnish :
kiinnitys
— process or means by which something is physically attached
Finnish :
kiinnike
— process or means by which something is physically attached
Finnish :
kiinnekohta
— process or means by which something is physically attached
Greek :
προσάρτηση
(prosártisi)
— process or means by which something is physically attached
Ladino :
atadura
— process or means by which something is physically attached
Māori :
whakapiringa
— process or means by which something is physically attached
Romanian :
atașare
— process or means by which something is physically attached
Russian :
присоедине́ние
(prisojedinénije)
— process or means by which something is physically attached
Russian :
прикрепле́ние
(prikreplénije)
— process or means by which something is physically attached
Spanish :
atadura
— process or means by which something is physically attached
Turkish :
bağlanma
— process or means by which something is physically attached
Arabic :
مُرْفَق
(murfaq)
— file sent along with a message
Armenian :
կցորդ
(kcʻord)
— file sent along with a message
Armenian :
առդիր
(aṙdir)
— file sent along with a message
Belarusian :
уклада́нне
(ukladánnje)
— file sent along with a message
Bulgarian :
приложе́ние
(priložénie)
— file sent along with a message
Catalan :
adjunt
— file sent along with a message
Catalan :
fitxer adjunt
— file sent along with a message
Chinese Mandarin :
附件
(fùjiàn)
— file sent along with a message
Czech :
příloha
— file sent along with a message
Dutch :
bijlage
— file sent along with a message
Dutch :
attachment
— file sent along with a message
Esperanto :
kunsendaĵo
— file sent along with a message
Esperanto :
aldono
— file sent along with a message
Estonian :
kaasatud fail
— file sent along with a message
Finnish :
liitetiedosto
— file sent along with a message
Finnish :
liite
— file sent along with a message
French :
pièce jointe
— file sent along with a message
Georgian :
დანართი
(danarti)
— file sent along with a message
German :
Attachment
— file sent along with a message
German :
Anhang
— file sent along with a message
German :
Dateianhang
— file sent along with a message
German :
Anlage
— file sent along with a message
Greek :
επισύναψη
(episýnapsi)
— file sent along with a message
Hungarian :
melléklet
— file sent along with a message
Hungarian :
csatolmány
— file sent along with a message
Irish :
ceangaltán
— file sent along with a message
Italian :
allegato
— file sent along with a message
Japanese :
添付ファイル
(tenpu fairu)
— file sent along with a message
Korean :
첨부 파일
— file sent along with a message
Latin :
adiunctum
— file sent along with a message
Latvian :
pielikums
— file sent along with a message
Macedonian :
прилог
(prilog)
— file sent along with a message
Macedonian :
припратка
(pripratka)
— file sent along with a message
Norwegian Bokmål :
vedlegg
— file sent along with a message
Norwegian Nynorsk :
vedlegg
— file sent along with a message
Persian :
ضمیمه
(zamime)
— file sent along with a message
Polish :
załącznik
— file sent along with a message
Portuguese :
anexo
— file sent along with a message
Russian :
вложе́ние
(vložénije)
— file sent along with a message
Russian :
приложе́ние
(priložénije)
— file sent along with a message
Spanish :
archivo adjunto
— file sent along with a message
Spanish :
adjunción
— file sent along with a message
Spanish :
anejo
— file sent along with a message
Spanish :
adjunto
— file sent along with a message
Spanish :
documento adjunto
— file sent along with a message
Swedish :
bilaga
— file sent along with a message
Swedish :
bifogad fil
— file sent along with a message
Turkish :
ek
— file sent along with a message
Turkish :
eklenti
— file sent along with a message
Ukrainian :
укла́дення
(ukládennja)
— file sent along with a message
Armenian :
արգելանք
(argelankʻ)
— legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt
Danish :
udlæg
— legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt
Danish :
ta udlæg i
— legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt
Danish :
fogedforretning
— legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt
Dutch :
beslaglegging
— legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt
Faroese :
fútarættargerð
— legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt
Faroese :
fútamál
— legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt
Finnish :
ulosotto
— legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt
French :
saisie
— legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt
Greek :
κατάσχεση
(katáschesi)
— legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt
Hungarian :
letiltás
— legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt
Hungarian :
lefoglalás
— legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt
Icelandic :
aðfarargerð
— legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt
Irish :
astú
— legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt
Norwegian :
utlegg
— legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt
Norwegian :
ta utlegg i
— legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt
Norwegian Bokmål :
tvangsfullbyrdelse
— legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt
Norwegian Nynorsk :
tvangsfullføring
— legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt
Spanish :
ejecución
— legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt
Swedish :
exekution
— legal: taking a person's property to satisfy a debt
