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付く is an exact match with one form of the following word:
付く
BOOST
Reading : つく   
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling
2. to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye
3. to bear (fruit, interest, etc.)
4. to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.); to accrue (interest, etc.)
5. to take root
6. to accompany; to attend; to follow; to study with
7. to side with; to belong to
8. to possess; to haunt  (see also: 憑く)
9. to be lit; to be lighted  (see also: 点く)
10. to be settled; to be resolved; to be decided
11. to be given (of a name, price, etc.)
12. to be sensed; to be perceived
13. to be lucky  (from 運がつく)
14. to become (a state, condition, etc.)  (see also: 付く:づく; after -masu stems, onomatopoeic and mimetic words)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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付く is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 18,000 (about 36,300,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N4 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1292 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 177
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Example sentences:
いえ
いて
はじ
めて
さいふ
財布
のに
いた

It was not until I reached home that I missed my purse.
げんこう
原稿
コピー
ようい
容易
みわ
見分

The original and the copy are easily distinguished.
すこ
って
からやっと
さいふ
財布
ないのに
いた

I had gone some distance before I missed my wallet.
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つく
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 4,000 (about 205,000,000 results)
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フ   つける to put in place, affix   つ to adhere to   
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スン   inch
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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