attached

[ uh-tacht ]

adjective

1. joined; connected; bound.
2. having a wall in common with another building ( detached ):

   an attached house.

3. Zoology. permanently fixed to the substratum; sessile.

attached

/ əˈtætʃt /

adjective

1. foll by to fond (of); full of regard (for)

   he was very attached to the old lady

2. married, engaged, or associated in an exclusive sexual relationship

   it's no good dancing with her, she's already attached

Other Words From

• nonat·tached adjective
• over·at·tached adjective
• well-at·tached adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of attached¹

First recorded in 1545–55; attach + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Buzbee attached an image of a ticking clock to the message, according to the lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times

“I’m focused on finding fabrics that tell a story about why I’m attached to them, why they make me feel a certain way.”

From Los Angeles Times

“People are trying to weaponise these dogs,” Cummings adds, citing a Chinese model with an attached rifle which she learned about at a robotics meeting this week.

From BBC

Each card is signed by the player featured on it and has attached to it a special patch that player wore on his uniform during his first MLB game.

From Los Angeles Times

The team's neural network -- running on a small onboard embedded computer attached to the headphones -- tracks when different sounds reach each microphone.

From Science Daily

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