Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to detach
Participle: detached
Gerund: detaching
Indicative
Present
| I | detach |
| you | detach |
| he;she;it | detaches |
| we | detach |
| you | detach |
| they | detach |
Perfect
| I | have detached |
| you | have detached |
| he;she;it | has detached |
| we | have detached |
| you | have detached |
| they | have detached |
Past
| I | detached |
| you | detached |
| he;she;it | detached |
| we | detached |
| you | detached |
| they | detached |
Pluperfect
| I | had detached |
| you | had detached |
| he;she;it | had detached |
| we | had detached |
| you | had detached |
| they | had detached |
Future
| I | will detach |
| you | will detach |
| he;she;it | will detach |
| we | will detach |
| you | will detach |
| they | will detach |
Future Perfect
| I | will have detached |
| you | will have detached |
| he;she;it | will have detached |
| we | will have detached |
| you | will have detached |
| they | will have detached |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | detach |
| you | detach |
| he;she;it | detach |
| we | detach |
| you | detach |
| they | detach |
Perfect
| I | have detached |
| you | have detached |
| he;she;it | have detached |
| we | have detached |
| you | have detached |
| they | have detached |
Imperfect
| I | detached |
| you | detached |
| he;she;it | detached |
| we | detached |
| you | detached |
| they | detached |
Pluperfect
| I | had detached |
| you | had detached |
| he;she;it | had detached |
| we | had detached |
| you | had detached |
| they | had detached |
Conditional
Present
| I | would detach |
| you | would detach |
| he;she;it | would detach |
| we | would detach |
| you | would detach |
| they | would detach |
Perfect
| I | would have detached |
| you | would have detached |
| he;she;it | would have detached |
| we | would have detached |
| you | would have detached |
| they | would have detached |
Imperative
| you | detach |
| we | Let's detach |
| you | detach |
Verbs conjugated like 'detach'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'detach'
attach,
beach,
beteach,
deash,
deattach,
debauch,
deech,
deface,
depack,
depeach,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- take apart from
- deadhere, disconnect
- separate for a special object or use
- set apart
- to disunite a thing from another thing
- decouple, disconnect, disengage, rip off, tear off, unconnect, uncouple, unfasten, unhitch
- to cease to be attached
- deadhere, debond, deglutinate, uncling, unglue, unpaste, unstick
- part
- abstract, disjoin, separate, disassociate, loosen, withdraw, disconnect, disengage
Antonyms
- to combine more than one item into one
- disconnect, disjoin, join, unfasten
- part
- all, entirety, everything, completeness
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Old French destachier, from the same root as attach; compare French détacher and Portuguese and Spanish destacar. See: Old French '
destachier', French '
détacher'.
Verbs referencing "detach"
Portuguese
destacar, Spanish
destacar, Swedish
detachera.
Sample Sentences
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‘Then small detached labels, with the same words printed upon them, were put into her hands; and she soon observed that they were similar to the ones pasted on the articles. ’ She showed her perception of this [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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George smiled sadly, and made no answer. Eliza turned to the glass, and the scissors glittered as one long lock after another was detached from her head.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)