The difference between Attach and Fay
When used as verbs, attach means to fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively), whereas fay means to fit.
Fay is also noun with the meaning: a fairy.
Fay is also adjective with the meaning: fitted closely together.
check bellow for the other definitions of Attach and Fay
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Attach as a verb (transitive):
To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
Examples:
"synonyms: connect annex affix unite Thesaurus:join"
"ant detach unfastdisengage separate Thesaurus:disconnect"
"An officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship."
"You need to attach the carabiner to your harness."
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Attach as a verb (intransitive):
To adhere; to be attached.
Examples:
"synonyms: cling stick Thesaurus:adhere"
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Attach as a verb:
To come into legal operation in connection with anything; to vest.
Examples:
"Dower will attach."
"rfquotek Cooley"
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Attach as a verb:
To win the heart of; to connect by ties of love or self-interest; to attract; to fasten or bind by moral influence; with to.
Examples:
"attached to a friend; attaching others to us by wealth or flattery"
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Attach as a verb:
To connect, in a figurative sense; to ascribe or attribute; to affix; with to.
Examples:
"to attach great importance to a particular circumstance"
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Attach as a verb (obsolete):
To take, seize, or lay hold of.
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Attach as a verb (obsolete, legal):
To arrest, seize.
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Fay as a verb:
To fit.
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Fay as a verb:
To join or unite closely or tightly.
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Fay as a verb:
To lie close together.
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Fay as a verb:
To fadge.
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Fay as an adjective:
Fitted closely together.
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Fay as a verb (dialectal):
To cleanse; clean out.
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Fay as a noun:
A fairy.
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Fay as an adjective:
Fairy like.
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Fay as a noun (US, _, slang):
A white person.
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Fay as an adjective (US, _, slang):
White.