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- Dictionarydetach/dɪˈtatʃ/
verb
- 1. disengage (something or part of something) and remove it: "he detached the front lamp from its bracket" Similar Opposite
- 2. leave or separate oneself from (a group or place): "a figure in brown detached itself from the shadows" Similar Opposite
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DETACH definition: 1. to separate or remove something from something else that it is connected to: 2. to separate or…. Learn more.
How to use detach in a sentence. to separate especially from a larger mass and usually without violence or damage; disengage, withdraw… See the full definition
If you separate one thing from another, you are detaching it. As a newborn baby, you became familiar with this concept as soon as your umbilical cord was cut! You can use the word detach to talk about physically pulling two things apart.
If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it. Detach the white part of the application form and keep it.
to separate or remove something from something else that it is connected to: Detach the lower half of the form and return it to the above address. (Definition of detach from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Detach definition: to unfasten and separate; disengage; disunite.. See examples of DETACH used in a sentence.
1. To separate or unfasten; disconnect: detach a check from the checkbook; detach burs from one's coat. 2. To remove from association or union with something: detach a calf from its mother; detached herself from the group. 3. To send (troops or ships, for example) on a special mission.
Definition of detach verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To remove from association or union with something. Detach a calf from its mother; detached herself from the group. American Heritage. To send (troops, ships, etc.) on a special mission. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To take apart from; to take off. To detach the tag from a newly purchased garment. Wiktionary. Synonyms: come-away.
detach meaning, definition, what is detach: if you detach something, or if it detach...: Learn more.
