attached
Americanadjective
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joined; connected; bound.
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having a wall in common with another building (opposed to detached).
an attached house.
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Zoology. permanently fixed to the substratum; sessile.
adjective
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(foll by to) fond (of); full of regard (for)
he was very attached to the old lady
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married, engaged, or associated in an exclusive sexual relationship
it's no good dancing with her, she's already attached
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of attached
Explanation
Something that's attached is connected to something else. If your rain coat has an attached hood, for example, it's fastened to the coat. A child might stay attached to his mom on the first day of school, clutching her, or your cat might remain attached by his claws to the sofa when you try to pick him up. When an extra room is connected to your house, you can call it attached as well: garages are often attached. You can also be figuratively attached, or deeply adoring of someone or something: "I'm pretty attached to my stuffed animal collection."
Example Sentences
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It is that your son’s investment would become attached to an asset he does not own.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Humanity has conducted thousands of years of culinary experimentation and repeatedly concluded that it would be helpful if the bread simply came attached to the sausage.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
Como centre-back Jacobo Ramon is a player the club will continue to monitor, but clauses attached to his current contract make the deal difficult.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Terms like “reasonable,” “material,” “equivalent” and “systematic disagreement” appear throughout the document with no definitions attached.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Using a soup ladle attached to an ice axe, Swanson reached out, straining to touch the ground as the helicopter lowered nearer and nearer the summit.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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