attachment
- Top 3000
Sense 1
- noun
- B1
A computer file that you send together with an email message.
The attachment was too big, so the email came straight back.
Open the attachment and check the figures before the meeting.
She sent the contract as an attachment instead of by post.
Common collocations: open an attachment · send something as an attachment · email attachment · a large attachment · download the attachment
Part of: Business correspondence, Phone and internet, Writing
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- B2
A strong feeling of love or liking that makes someone want to stay close to a person, animal or place.
Puppies form a close attachment to whoever feeds them every day.
Her attachment to the old house made selling it painful.
Years apart did not weaken their attachment to each other.
Common collocations: form an attachment · a strong attachment · emotional attachment · attachment to somebody
Part of: Relationships, Positive emotions, Personality
Sense 3 · less common
- noun
- B2
An extra part that you fix onto a machine or tool so that it can do a different job.
This drill comes with three attachments for wood and metal.
Use the narrow attachment to reach the dust behind the radiator.
The whisk attachment on our mixer broke after two months.
Common collocations: fit an attachment · a set of attachments · brush attachment · comes with attachments
Part of: Science and technology, Cleaning and repairs, Kitchen utensils