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Meanings of detach in English

Portuguese
descolar
Catalan
desunir
Spanish
apartar

Come to be detached.

descolar
Usage of detach in English
1
I think it's given me the ability to detach from any situation.
Reuters
2
Germany can't detach itself form the global cycle in the long run.
The Irish Times
3
The parchment paper should detach from the shrimp purée; this is expected.
Cooking for geeks: real science, great hacks, and good food
4
Aquaculture also employs inhumane methods to physically detach parasites from the fish.
The Guardian
5
ANA observed the core detach itself from all contact with the edifice.
The evolutionary void
6
Singular details began to detach themselves from the confused and obscure whole.
The Memoirs of Victor Hugo
7
The first thing I must do is to detach her from Irene.
A Modern Tomboy: A Story for Girls
8
He made a move to detach it, and I caught his hand.
Arms and the Woman
9
It's an annual event where meteors detach from the asteroid 3200 Phaethon.
The South African
10
He strove to detach his mind from this thought of Mrs. Chepstow.
Bella Donna: A Novel
11
Was that why he had been ordered to detach those hypernet-knowledgeable personnel?
Beyond The Frontier: Dreadnaught
12
She reached up to detach her helmet, but Saul caught her arm.
The Departure
13
Terry had had to detach Buckwheat to accompany Wahab on strategic recon.
Countdown: The Liberators-ARC
14
And there's an instrument pack on the roof we have to detach.
Shade's children
15
He seemed to detach himself from her, his eyes became more luminous.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
16
It was part of my husband's cruelty to detach him from me.
The Mischief-Maker
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Detach through the time
Detach across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common