to attach
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2.9
- verb
- /əˈtæʧ/
:
apegarse a
- I quickly became attached to my new puppy after bringing him home.
- become attached
- remain attached
- attach to the individual
So it's hard to commit or attach to that idea.
- So it's hard to commit or attach to that idea.
- In your head so you don't attach to it.
- Like it's old wounds that we attached to, like new things that happen, man.
- Again, for so many various reasons, we attach ourselves to the wrong person.
- I think that activists that attach themselves to the latest pet project.
- It's just an anxious thought attaching onto a person.
- There's so many voices, so many spirits that want to attach themselves to us.
Examples
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The house is far too large for us without David here... ...but we're so emotionally attached.
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So I understand your friend Teddy is kind of attached to his parents.
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So if you have a faith, attach it to your identity, right?
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So it's hard to commit or attach to that idea.
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I know sometimes people can become attached to something like that.
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It's the thoughts you attach to that make you suffer.
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'People get too attached to each other, things drag on.
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You shouldn't attach such importance to these things.
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Don't think you should get too attached, that's all.
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The importance that Westerners in general attach to verbalization has been noted by many writers.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
572
1.8
Build a friendly relationship with someone by talking or listening
283
2.8
To understand and share the feelings of someone
254
3.9
To form a close connection with other people
240
2.1
To hold on tightly to someone or something and not let go
236
3.2
To feel close to someone and understood by them
149
2.9
To form a close relationship with someone
105
4.2
To make people feel close to each other
68
3.7
To form a close, trusting relationship with someone, like a friend or pet
61
3.4
To hold tightly to someone or something because of fear, need, affection
16
3.5
Make others feel understood and build a friendly relationship
11
4.9
To become very interested in something and follow it closely
7
7.5
To stay very close to someone or something, often for support
To hold on to something so it stays attached
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
How Attached
Surface Forms
Etymology
Attach originally meant 'to fasten' or 'to tie to', so a helpful way to remember the emotional sense is to imagine your feelings being 'tied' to a person or place. That's why to attach to someone means to form a close bond or connection.