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to detach
01
to remove or separate something
Ditransitive: to detach sth from sth
Grammatical Information
Regular
Present tense
detaching
Past simple
detached
Past participle
detached
Examples
She detached the document from the file for further review.
02
(in military) to separate a unit of the group to embark on a different mission or task
Transitive: to detach a military unit
Examples
The commander decided to detach a reconnaissance team to gather intelligence behind enemy lines.
03
to become separated or disconnected from something else
Intransitive: to detach | to detach from sth
Examples
The Velcro on the jacket detached easily, causing the patch to fall off.
Lexical Tree
detachable
detached
detachment
detach
