Word.ws English Dictionary

detaches

detaches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of detach.

Meaning of detach

Verb

detach (third-person singular simple present detaches, present participle detaching, simple past and past participle detached)

  1. (transitive) To take apart from; to take off.
    • to detach the tag from a newly purchased garment
    Synonyms:
    disengage
  2. (transitive) To separate for a special object or use.
    • to detach a ship from a fleet, or a company from a regiment
    Synonyms:
    allocate
  3. (intransitive) To come off something.
    • Now that the zipper has detached, my winter coat won't keep me very warm.
    Synonyms:
    fall off

Questions about detaches

What is detaches the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Detaches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of detach.

Words near detaches in the dictionary

  1. detached work
  2. detachedly
  3. detachedness
  4. detacher
  5. detachers
  6. detaches
  7. detachest
  8. detacheth
  9. detaching
  10. detachment
  11. detachments

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: detaches (page history and authors); detach (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “detaches.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/detaches. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.