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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When asked about why there still appears to be a stigma attached to using dating shows as a career launchpad, she says "there will always be a snobbery around reality TV, especially dating shows".
From BBC
Tracy said he was thrilled that the Greek director took up the project, which he wrote about 18 months before Lanthimos was attached.
From Barron's
Back in New Jersey, Venkatesh Chinni, a postdoctoral scholar and lead author of the study, measured iron concentrations in the samples, analyzing both dissolved iron and iron attached to suspended particles.
From Science Daily
It’s “a persistent pattern generally attached to nefarious tricks such as channel stuffing, aggressive revenue recognition or extended payment terms used as sales concessions,” Burry said in a recent Substack post.
From MarketWatch
By adjusting the ligands attached to the central metal atom, chemists can fine tune how the catalyst behaves.
From Science Daily
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