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   attachment

   /əˈtatʃm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. an extra part or extension that is or may be attached to something to perform a particular function: "the processor comes complete with a blender attachment" Similar accessoryfittingfitmentextensionsupplementary partsupplementary componentextraextra partadjunctadditionadd-onappurtenanceappendageaccoutrementauxiliary
   • ▪ a computer file appended to an email.
   • 2. affection, fondness, or sympathy for someone or something: "she felt a sentimental attachment to the place creep over her" Similar bondclosenessdevotionloyaltyfondness forlove forliking foraffection foraffinity fortenderness forfeeling forsentiment forregard forrespect foradmiration forreverence forrelationship withfriendship withintimacy with
   • ▪ an affectionate relationship: "he formed an attachment with a young widow"
   • 3. temporary secondment to an organization: British "the students are placed on attachment to schools for one day a week" Similar assignmentdetailappointmentallocationsecondmenttransferrelocation
   • 4. the action of attaching something: "the case has a loop for attachment to your waist belt" Similar fixingfasteningaffixinglinkingcouplingclampingconnectionconnectingadditionaddingincorporationintroductioninsertion
   • ▪ legal seizure of property. Similar seizureconfiscationappropriationexpropriationsequestrationtaking awaycommandeeringdistrainmentdisseisinpoinding

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘arrest for contempt of court’): from Old French attachement, from atachier ‘fasten, fix’ (see attach).

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   ATTACHMENT definition: 1. an extra piece of equipment that can be added to a machine: 2. a computer file that is sent…. Learn more.

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   Jul 27, 2012 · How to use attachment in a sentence. a seizure by legal process; also : the writ or precept commanding such seizure; the state of being personally attached : fidelity… See the full definition

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   Attachment definition: an act of attaching or the state of being attached. . See examples of ATTACHMENT used in a sentence.

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   What does attachment mean?

   • acessório, anexo, apego… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! ATTACHMENT definition: 1. an extra piece of equipment that can be added to a machine: 2. a computer file that is sent…. Learn more.

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   What is an attachment in e-mail?

   • An attachment is an extra document that is added to another document. In computing, an attachment is a file which is attached separately to a message that you send to someone. When you send an e-mail you can also send a sound or graphic file as an attachment. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 3.

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   What is a simple attachment?

   • A simple attachment allows pictures to be emailed directly from the camera. Five students are on attachment to the Finance Department. An application for an attachment of debt must be made to a court. The court issued him with an attachment of earnings order to repay his creditors over a period of 18 months. What is the pronunciation of attachment?

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   How does attachment develop?

   • Attachment develops through everyday interactions as a caregiver attends to an infant's needs. The bond between infant and caregiver is usually so well established before the end of the first year of life that it is possible to test the nature and quality of the bond at that time.

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   Attachment. Attachment is the emotional bond that forms between infant and caregiver, and it is how the helpless infant gets primary needs met. It then becomes an engine of subsequent social ...

   • Secure attachment in children has been theorized to result from sensitive, responsive caregiving , and insecurity from its lack. While there is evi...
   • British psychoanalyst John Bowlby proposed that children’s attachment behaviors (such as showing distress at a parent’s absence) are part of an evo...
   • Abuse and trauma in childhood may hinder the development of secure attachment and may be predictive of attachment insecurity later in life . In cas...
   • A person may have high attachment anxiety if she worries a lot about being abandoned or uncared for. This is measurable by one’s agreement with sta...
   • People with a secure attachment style tend to fare better on outcomes such as relationship stability and sexual satisfaction , research suggests, a...
   • Attachment styles can change substantially over time , research suggests, and may differ from relationship to relationship. Enduring a terrible rel...

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   6 meanings: 1. a means of securing; a fastening 2. affection or regard (for); devotion (to) 3. an object to be attached, esp a.... Click for more definitions.

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   the popular attachment to democratic government [countable] a tool that you can fix onto a machine, to make it do another job. an electric drill with a range of different attachments [countable, uncountable] (British English) a short time spent working with an organization such as a hospital, school or part of the armed forces. a 4-month ...

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   ATTACHMENT meaning: 1. an extra piece of equipment that can be added to a machine: 2. a computer file that is sent…. Learn more.