detach en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /dəˈtæt͡ʃ/ (Australia)
- (US) audio
- /dɪˈtæt͡ʃ/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
Etymology
From Old French destachier, from the same root as attach; compare French détacher and Portuguese and Spanish destacar.
Meanings
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(transitive) To take apart from; to take off.
to detach the tag from a newly purchased garment
The accused man, Kabuo Miyamoto, sat proudly upright with a rigid grace, his palms placed softly on the defendant's table—the posture of a man who has detached himself insofar as this is possible at his own trial.
1994, David Guterson, Snow Falling on Cedars, Harcourt Brace, →ISBN:
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(transitive) To separate for a special object or use.
to detach a ship from a fleet, or a company from a regiment
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(intransitive) To come off something.
Now that the zipper has detached, my winter coat won't keep me very warm.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| detached | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| detached | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| detaching | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| detaches | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
detacher · detachable · detachment · redetach · detachability
Synonyms
fall off (come off something) · unfasten · allocate (separate for a special object or use) · earmark · disengage (take apart from) · deadhere
Translations (40)
es desprender (to take apart or take off) · et eraldama (to take apart or take off) · fro descupler (to take apart or take off) · bg откачам (to take apart or take off) · mi wete (to take apart or take off) · de entfernen (to take apart or take off) · bg отделям (to take apart or take off) · es desfijar (to take apart or take off) · mi whakakaewa (to take apart or take off) · io detachar (to take apart or take off) · fr détacher (to take apart or take off) · ang ālīesan (to take apart or take off) · kix thám (to take apart or take off) · mi wehe (to take apart or take off) · hu leválaszt (to take apart or take off) · ru отделя́ть (to take apart or take off) · bg отцепвам (to take apart or take off) · de ablösen (to take apart or take off) · es desacoplar (to take apart or take off) · izh päästää (to take apart or take off) · cs odpojit (to take apart or take off) · ru отцепля́ть (to take apart or take off) · hu elválaszt (to take apart or take off) · de loslösen (to take apart or take off) · io des-ligar (to take apart or take off) · sh odspojiti (to take apart or take off) · de losmachen (to take apart or take off) · ro a detașa (to take apart or take off) · mi wehewehe (to take apart or take off) · ru отдели́ть (to take apart or take off) · pt destacar (to take apart or take off) · de abtrennen (to take apart or take off) · ru отцепи́ть (to take apart or take off) · de herausnehmen (to take apart or take off) · la abiungō (to take apart or take off) · fro deslier (to take apart or take off) · de lösen (to take apart or take off) · ro dezlipi (to take apart or take off) · hu szétválaszt (to take apart or take off) · es despegar (to take apart or take off)