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attachment

/əˈtætʃmənt/noun

उच्चारण अटैच्मन्ट

लगाव; संलग्नक

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C, U]

    a feeling of liking or love for somebody or something; a document or file that you send to somebody using email; a tool that you can fix onto a machine

    लगाव; संलग्नक

    • emotional attachment
    • Open the attachment.
    • She had a strong attachment to her home town.
    + 3 more examples
    • Please send the form as an attachment to this email.
    • The mixer comes with a special attachment for grinding.
    • His attachment to his old friends never faded.

    Synonyms affection fondness bond file accessory

    Opposite detachment

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

attachment to + person / place

For a feeling of love or loyalty, the noun takes to: an attachment to home.

प्रेम या निष्ठा की भावना के लिए इस noun के बाद 'to' आता है: an attachment to home।

  • He has a deep attachment to his village.
  • Children form an attachment to their teacher.

attachment (email file)

In email, an attachment is a file sent with a message. It is countable, and you open or download it. Do not write an attachment with the email as if the file were separate; say an email with an attachment.

ईमेल में 'attachment' संदेश के साथ भेजी गई फ़ाइल है। यह countable है और इसे open या download करते हैं। ऐसे न लिखें मानो फ़ाइल अलग हो; 'an email with an attachment' कहें।

  • Open the attachment and check the date.
  • The email has two attachments.

attachment (a part fixed to a machine)

An attachment is also a part that you fix to a machine or tool to give it another use.

'Attachment' मशीन या औज़ार में जोड़ा जाने वाला वह भाग भी है जो उसे अलग उपयोग देता है।

  • The mixer has a blender attachment.

attachment (placement at work)

Attachment can mean a short stay or posting with another organisation.

'Attachment' किसी अन्य संगठन के साथ छोटी अवधि का कार्य या पदस्थापना भी हो सकता है।

  • She did a three-month attachment at the hospital.

attachment vs affection vs bond

Attachment is a close tie to a person or place. Affection is warm liking. A bond is a strong connection between people.

Attachment किसी व्यक्ति या स्थान से गहरा जुड़ाव है। Affection स्नेहपूर्ण पसंद है। Bond लोगों के बीच मज़बूत संबंध है।

  • He felt attachment to the village.
  • She showed affection to the puppy.
  • The sisters share a close bond.
+Collocations 4

adjective + attachment

deepstrongemotionalcloseloving

  • She has a strong emotional attachment to her hometown.

verb + attachment

opensenddownloadformhave

  • Please download the attachment and print it.

attachment + noun

filesizeiconstyle

  • The attachment size is too large to send.

attachment + email words

largemissingscannedPDF

  • The scanned attachment was too large to open.
“More examples 6
  • There is no attachment in this email.

इस ईमेल में कोई attachment नहीं है।

  • The old man had a deep attachment to his garden.

बुज़ुर्ग को अपने बगीचे से गहरा लगाव था।

  • He bought a drill with different attachments.

उसने अलग-अलग attachments वाली ड्रिल खरीदी।

  • Radhika sent her résumé as an attachment.

राधिका ने अपना résumé attachment के रूप में भेजा।

  • A child's attachment to its mother is natural.

बच्चे का अपनी माँ से लगाव स्वाभाविक है।

  • The attachment is a scanned copy of my certificate.

यह attachment मेरे प्रमाणपत्र की scanned copy है।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ He has a deep attachment with his village.

✓ He has a deep attachment to his village.

Attachment takes to, not with, for a feeling.

भावना के अर्थ में 'attachment' के बाद 'to' आता है, 'with' नहीं।

≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Attachment to sb or sth ('her attachment to her village'); antonym detachment.

Attachment to sb या sth ('her attachment to her village'); antonym में detachment (विरक्ति) आता है।