attaches

verb (used with object)

1. to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
2. to join in action or function; make part of: to attach oneself to a group.
3. Military. to place on temporary duty with or in assistance to a military unit.
4. to include as a quality or condition of something: One proviso is attached to this legacy.
5. to assign or attribute: to attach significance to a gesture.
6. to bind by ties of affection or regard: You always attach yourself to people who end up hurting you.
7. Law. to take (persons or property) by legal authority.
8. Obsolete. to lay hold of; seize.

verb (used without object)

9. to adhere; pertain; belong (usually followed by to or upon): No blame attaches to him.

noun

1. a diplomatic official attached to an embassy or legation, especially in a technical capacity: a commercial attaché; a cultural attaché.
2. a military officer who is assigned to a diplomatic post in a foreign country in order to gather military information: an air attaché; an army attaché; a naval attaché.
3. Also at·ta·che. attaché case.

noun

1. a specialist attached to a diplomatic missionmilitary attaché
2. British a junior member of the staff of an embassy or legation

verb (mainly tr)

1. to join, fasten, or connect
2. (reflexive or passive) to become associated with or join, as in a business or other venturehe attached himself to the expedition
3. (intr foll by to) to be inherent (in) or connected (with)responsibility attaches to the job
4. to attribute or ascribeto attach importance to an event
5. to include or append, esp as a conditiona proviso is attached to the contract
6. (usually passive) military to place on temporary duty with another unit
7. (usually passive) to put (a member of an organization) to work in a different unit or agency, either with an expectation of reverting to, or while retaining some part of, the original working arrangement
8. to appoint officially
9. law to arrest or take (a person, property, etc) with lawful authority
10. obsolete to seize

v.

mid-14c. (mid-13c. in Anglo-Latin), “to take or seize (property or goods) by law,” a legal term, from Old French atachier (11c.), earlier estachier “to attach, fix; stake up, support” (Modern French attacher, also cf. Italian attaccare), perhaps from a- “to” + Frankish *stakon “a post, stake” or a similar Germanic word (see stake (n.)). Meaning “to fasten, affix, connect” is from c.1400. Related: Attached; attaching.

n.

1835, from French attaché “junior officer attached to the staff of an ambassador, etc.,” literally “attached,” past participle of attacher “to attach” (see attach). Attache case “small leather case for carrying papers” first recorded 1900.

A diplomatic officer attached to an embassy or consulate. Most attachés have specialties, such as military attachés, cultural attachés, economic attachés, and so forth.

see no strings attached.