attached
- joined; connected; bound.
- having a wall in common with another building (opposed to detached): an attached house.
- Zoology. permanently fixed to the substratum; sessile.
Origin of attached
attach
- to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
- to join in action or function; make part of: to attach oneself to a group.
- Military. to place on temporary duty with or in assistance to a military unit.
- to include as a quality or condition of something: One proviso is attached to this legacy.
- to assign or attribute: to attach significance to a gesture.
- to bind by ties of affection or regard: You always attach yourself to people who end up hurting you.
- Law. to take (persons or property) by legal authority.
- Obsolete. to lay hold of; seize.
- to adhere; pertain; belong (usually followed by to or upon): No blame attaches to him.
Origin of attach
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Related Words for attached
secure, fix, affix, adhere, add, link, connect, tie, stick, put, assign, send, allocate, annex, bind, couple, unite, prefix, append, rivetExamples from the Web for attached
Contemporary Examples of attached
Corden has actually been attached to Into the Woods since the first reading of the screenplay two-and-a-half years ago.
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December 18, 2014
Apparently the Russos are very close to Paul and Joe suggested Paul could be attached to direct both.
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December 15, 2014
The amendment was attached to a Senate budget resolution, which Reid does not have the ability to block.
There was “some note of caution” attached to hiring Knox, thanks to the negativity from the case, Robinson said.
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November 4, 2014
The instrument is attached to the Anglo-Australian Telescope at the Siding Spring Observatory, northwest of Sydney, Australia.
Historical Examples of attached
But to the acquisition of Florida too much importance can not be attached.
On some cookers, a thermometer is also attached to the cover.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Then cut it off where the ends of the bones are attached to the joint.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Her husband, the Prince, is attached to the Emperor's household.
The UnderdogF. Hopkinson Smith
The consequence was a vibration of the mica diaphragm to which the stylus was attached.
Heroes of the TelegraphJ. Munro
attached
- (foll by to) fond (of); full of regard (for)he was very attached to the old lady
- married, engaged, or associated in an exclusive sexual relationshipit's no good dancing with her, she's already attached
attach
- to join, fasten, or connect
- (reflexive or passive) to become associated with or join, as in a business or other venturehe attached himself to the expedition
- (intr foll by to) to be inherent (in) or connected (with)responsibility attaches to the job
- to attribute or ascribeto attach importance to an event
- to include or append, esp as a conditiona proviso is attached to the contract
- (usually passive) military to place on temporary duty with another unit
- (usually passive) to put (a member of an organization) to work in a different unit or agency, either with an expectation of reverting to, or while retaining some part of, the original working arrangement
- to appoint officially
- law to arrest or take (a person, property, etc) with lawful authority
- obsolete to seize
Word Origin for attach
Word Origin and History for attached
"affectionate, devoted, fond," 1793, past participle adjective from attach.
attach
mid-14c. (mid-13c. in Anglo-Latin), "to take or seize (property or goods) by law," a legal term, from Old French atachier (11c.), earlier estachier "to attach, fix; stake up, support" (Modern French attacher, also cf. Italian attaccare), perhaps from a- "to" + Frankish *stakon "a post, stake" or a similar Germanic word (see stake (n.)). Meaning "to fasten, affix, connect" is from c.1400. Related: Attached; attaching.
Idioms and Phrases with attached
attach
see no strings attached.