Attach to

to fasten or affix; join; connect:
to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
to join in action or function; make part of:
to attach oneself to a group.
military. to place on temporary duty with or in -ssistance to a military unit.
to include as a quality or condition of something:
one proviso is attached to this legacy.
to -ssign or attribute:
to attach significance to a gesture.
to bind by ties of affection or regard:
you always attach yourself to people who end up hurting you.
law. to take (persons or property) by legal authority.
obsolete. to lay hold of; seize.
to adhere; pertain; belong (usually followed by to or upon):
no blame attaches to him.
verb (mainly transitive)
to join, fasten, or connect
(reflexive or p-ssive) to become -ssociated with or join, as in a business or other venture: he attached himself to the expedition
(intransitive) foll by to. to be inherent (in) or connected (with): responsibility attaches to the job
to attribute or ascribe: to attach importance to an event
to include or append, esp as a condition: a proviso is attached to the contract
(usually p-ssive) (military) to place on temporary duty with another unit
(usually p-ssive) 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
to appoint officially
(law) to arrest or take (a person, property, etc) with lawful authority
(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.
see: no strings attached