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

Republicans want to pass a funding measure without anything else attached, but Democrats want to include a renewal of health insurance subsidies for low-income individuals set to expire at the end of the year.

From BBC

So Miller, still attached to his rope, went back down to fix the problem, Evans said.

From Los Angeles Times

Bietz also denied accusations that he was carrying a knife on the beach, saying that the object photographed in his hand was likely either a stick, his phone or the lanyard attached to his keys.

From Los Angeles Times

I’ve never felt my femininity to be particularly close at hand, and certainly on “Pure Heroine,” I don’t think there’s any gender attached to that narrator.

From Los Angeles Times

In September, the then home secretary Yvette Cooper announced that she was pausing the scheme which allowed refugees to bring their family to the UK with "no conditions" attached.

From BBC

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