v · academic
attach
/əˈtætʃ/at·TACH
to fix, join, or add something to something else (often a file or document)
Examples
“Please attach the supplementary tables to your submission as a separate file.”
“The researcher attached a copy of the questionnaire to the appendix.”
“Many journals ask authors to attach raw data for verification.”
Band 8 sentence
“Please attach the supplementary data to your online submission so reviewers can verify your analysis.”
Collocations
- attach to
- attach importance to
- attach a file
Word family
Common mistakes
Please attach on the file.→Please attach the file.
I will attach the attachment.→I will attach the file / I will include the attachment.
Say it for a higher band
5put→6connect→7+attach
Synonyms
affix
fasten
Easily confused
connect
“The IT team connected the database to the university's website.”
affix
“Please affix your signature at the bottom of the form.”
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