Attached

/əˈtæt͡ʃt/ · verb

Meaning

simple past and past participle of attach.

Definitions by Sense

1. simple past and past participle of attach
2. Connected; joined.
3. Fond of (used with to).
4. Included as an attachment with a communication (especially an email or other electronic communication).
5. In a romantic or sexual relationship.
6. (botany, mycology) Broadly joined to a stem or stipe, but not decurrent.
7. Of a residential building, sharing walls with similar buildings on two, usually opposite, sides.

Example Sentences

I'm very attached to my pets.

Please see the attached file in my previous email.

As far as I know, he isn't attached, so I'm going to invite him out on a date.

I'm not ready to get attached, as I want to continue sleeping around.

In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe ranges from attached to almost decurrent.

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Word Forms

• more attached
• most attached

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