attach to v 1: be present or associated with an event or entity; "French fries come with the hamburger"; "heart attacks are accompanied by distruction of heart tissue"; "fish usually goes with white wine"; "this kind of vein accompanies certain arteries" [syn: {attach to}, {accompany}, {come with}, {go with}] 2: be part of; "This problem inheres in the design" [syn: {inhere in}, {attach to}]