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 Word Forms

• nonattached adjective
• overattached adjective
• well-attached adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of attached¹

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

Example Sentences

This album has an extended 40-minute short film attached to it.

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The thesis is simple: Americans, particularly the ones who grew up with smartphones surgically attached to their hands, are walking away from screens and rediscovering the physical world.

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In other words, someone who has gotten really attached to their ventilated seats is willing to spend a bit more for that familiar comfort.

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In other words, someone who has gotten really attached to their ventilated seats is willing to spend a bit more for that familiar comfort.

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The nearly century-old theater is stuffed to the rafters, quite literally, with set pieces, which hang from ropes and pulleys attached to the fly loft above the stage and wings.

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