German word

Anhang

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈanhaŋ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounattachment

Example

Ich habe den Anhang geschickt.

I sent the attachment.

Illustration for Anhang (attachment)

More examples

Im Anhang finden Sie die aktualisierte Liste.

You will find the updated list in the attachment.

Core concept

A smaller piece hangs onto a main document, whether it is a paper section or a digital file.

Common phrases

  • im Anhang

    in the attachment

  • den Anhang öffnen

    open the attachment

  • mit Anhang

    with an attachment

Similar words

Anlage: A formal document attached to an official paper or contract.
Dateianhang: A file directly attached to an email.
Datei: A saved file handled on a computer or sent by email.

Definition in German

Teil, das an ein Hauptdokument angehängt ist; in der heutigen Sprache meist eine angehängte Datei oder ein beiliegendes Dokument.

Word origin

Anhang comes from the German elements an- ('onto') and hängen ('hang'), naming something that hangs onto or is added to a larger whole.

Usage tips

  • Anhang is masculine, with the plural Anhänge, and the dative phrase im Anhang is standard for referring to an attached file.

Other meanings

  • appendixnoun

Opposites

  • Hauptteilmain partnoun
  • Nachrichtentextmessage bodynoun

Related words

  • anhängenattachverb
  • angehängtattachedadjective
  • Anhängselappendagenoun

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