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attached

American  
[uh-tacht] / əˈtætʃt /

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 British  
/ 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
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • nonattached adjective
  • overattached adjective
  • well-attached adjective

Etymology

Origin of attached

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

Example Sentences

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They were possibly stitched onto clothing or attached to a piece of jewellery.

From BBC

You always know someone is an old time baseball coach when you see a pencil attached to an ear.

From Los Angeles Times

When it arrived at my door, attached was a letter from the seller.

From The Wall Street Journal

It comes out of the ground attached to copper, lead, zinc and gold.

From MarketWatch

And the funding comes with some strings attached.

From BBC

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