attached
verbadjectivecommon in dialogue
- United States//əˈtæt͡ʃt//
Connected; joined.
verb
- 1
Also a form of attachsimple past and past participle of attach
adjective
- 1
Connected; joined.
The car has something of a history attached to it.
- 2
Fond of (used with to).
I'm very attached to my pets.
- 3
Included as an attachment with a communication (especially an email or other electronic communication).
Please see the attached file in my previous email.
- 4
In a romantic or sexual relationship.
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.
- 5
Broadly joined to a stem or stipe, but not decurrent.
In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe ranges from attached to almost decurrent.
- 6
Of a residential building, sharing walls with similar buildings on two, usually opposite, sides.
Forms
- comparative
- more attached
- superlative
- most attached