attached
Americanadjective
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joined; connected; bound.
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having a wall in common with another building (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
- nonattached adjective
- overattached adjective
- well-attached adjective
Etymology
Origin of attached
Example Sentences
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She is attached to an oxygen cylinder at all times, waiting for a double lung transplant.
From BBC
The order of names on a tax return makes no difference in how much tax you owe, but it does get attached to your return history.
From MarketWatch
We will be attached to feeding and cleaning tubes in neural pods, being endlessly entertained by AI masters.
There are elements in the staircase where the execution is shockingly crude, as in the loosely attached and poorly aligned metal panels capping the stair railing.
And yet, when Americans are eating out, more people are now purchasing items with deals attached to them than at any time in more than 50 years, according to market-research firm Circana.
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