detach
Collocations
4ADJ.
certain, dead, international
VERB + DETACH
didn't, exercises, help, leaves, try, wanted
DETACH + NOUN
framework, ivy, language, life
PREP.
from
Definitions
verb
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.
To separate for a special object or use.
to detach a ship from a fleet, or a company from a regiment
To come off something.
Now that the zipper has detached, my winter coat won't keep me very warm.
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6to detach the tag from a newly purchased garment
WiktionaryThe 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 h
Wiktionaryto detach a ship from a fleet, or a company from a regiment
WiktionaryWriting English for me has nothing whatsoever to do with England. You have to detach this international language from its land of origin.
Tatoeba · #2158743Meditation exercises help me detach for a certain period of time from the material world and connect to the calm of the spiritual world.
Tatoeba · #2883366I didn't detach them.
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