attach to

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to be associated with a person, position, event, or thing

   Prepositional verb · Inseparable

   something attaches to something

   Usage: Use an abstract subject, such as responsibility or prestige, and put its bearer after to: responsibility attaches to the position.

   Great responsibility can attach to a position with control over public funds.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   Great responsibility can attach to a position with control over public funds.

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