How Do You Spell DETACHING?

Pronunciation: [dɪtˈat͡ʃɪŋ] (IPA)

Detaching (dɪˈtætʃɪŋ) is a verb that means to disconnect or separate something from a larger unit. The spelling of this word includes the root "attach" with the prefix "de-" indicating reversal or removal, and the suffix "-ing" indicating present participle form. The pronunciation features a short "i" sound followed by a "t" sound and the "ch" sound represented by the letter combination "ch." The final syllable has a soft "g" sound followed by the "-ing" sound.

DETACHING Meaning and Definition

1. Detaching is the act or process of disconnecting, separating, or disengaging something from its normal or expected position, state, or attachment. It involves physically removing or isolating an object or entity from a larger whole or context. It often implies breaking or loosening a connection and creating a distinct or independent entity.

   In a literal sense, detaching could refer to physically removing an object or separating an element from a larger structure, system, or organism. For example, detaching a document from a file folder, detaching a sticker from a surface, or detaching a satellite from a spacecraft.

   In a figurative or metaphorical sense, detaching involves mentally or emotionally disassociating oneself or separating someone/something from their usual attachments or associations. It can be an intentional act or a consequence of a change in perspective or attitude. For instance, detaching oneself from a difficult situation, detaching emotions from a decision-making process, or detaching a character from a specific cultural context in a literary analysis.

   Detaching can also pertain to removing oneself from a dependency or an emotional or personal involvement with someone or something, adopting a more objective stance. This may include detaching from personal biases when in an authoritative position, detaching from a dysfunctional relationship, or detaching from one's own beliefs for the sake of critical analysis.

   Overall, detaching involves extracting or separating something from its original position or association, regardless of whether it pertains to physical, emotional, or mental disconnection.

Top Common Misspellings for DETACHING *

• detatching 66.6666666%
• detachting 16.6666666%
• dethatching 8.3333333%

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Other Common Misspellings for DETACHING

• ataching
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• wtaching
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• taching
• mtaching
• cataching
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• eteching
• detaleing
• dectaching
• deleichane
• Deabching

Etymology of DETACHING

The word "detaching" is derived from the verb "detach", which ultimately comes from the Old French word "detacher". In Old French, "detacher" was a compound formed by combining the prefix "des-" (meaning "apart" or "away") and the verb "tacher" (meaning "to attach" or "to fasten"). Over time, the word "detacher" evolved into Middle French and then entered the English language as "detach" in the late 16th century. From "detach", the "-ing" suffix is added to form the present participle "detaching", indicating the ongoing or continuous action of detaching something.

Similar spelling words for DETACHING

• dashing,
• Attaching,
• Detaining,
• teaching,
• Detaching,
• Starching,
• detain,
• detailing,
• detach.

Conjugate verb Detaching

CONDITIONAL

I would detach

we would detach

you would detach

he/she/it would detach

they would detach

FUTURE

I will detach

we will detach

you will detach

he/she/it will detach

they will detach

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have detached

we will have detached

you will have detached

he/she/it will have detached

they will have detached

PAST

I detached

we detached

you detached

he/she/it detached

they detached

PAST PERFECT

I had detached

we had detached

you had detached

he/she/it had detached

they had detached

PRESENT

I detach

we detach

you detach

he/she/it detaches

they detach

PRESENT PERFECT

I have detached

we have detached

you have detached

he/she/it has detached

they have detached

I am detaching

we are detaching

you are detaching

he/she/it is detaching

they are detaching

I was detaching

we were detaching

you were detaching

he/she/it was detaching

they were detaching

I will be detaching

we will be detaching

you will be detaching

he/she/it will be detaching

they will be detaching

I have been detaching

we have been detaching

you have been detaching

he/she/it has been detaching

they have been detaching

I had been detaching

we had been detaching

you had been detaching

he/she/it had been detaching

they had been detaching

I will have been detaching

we will have been detaching

you will have been detaching

he/she/it will have been detaching

they will have been detaching

I would have detached

we would have detached

you would have detached

he/she/it would have detached

they would have detached

I would be detaching

we would be detaching

you would be detaching

he/she/it would be detaching

they would be detaching

I would have been detaching

we would have been detaching

you would have been detaching

he/she/it would have been detaching

they would have been detaching