attached

adjective

at·​tached ə-ˈtacht How to pronounce attached (audio)
1
: connected or joined to something
see the attached document
a house with an attached garage
2
: emotionally connected : having strong feelings of affection or connection
These are happy and well-adjusted children who are very attached to their adoptive family.Micky Duxbury
3
: permanently fixed when adult
attached barnacles

Examples of attached in a Sentence

Please fill out the attached application. Please see the document attached. The house has an attached garage. We both became very attached to the cat.
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Shores home plan to be reviewed without public hearing An application filed with the city of San Diego to build a new two-story, 2,484-square-foot house with an attached 636-square-foot garage at 7951 Paseo del Ocaso in La Jolla Shores will be reviewed without a public hearing. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025 The hope is that Canelo-Crawford and the attached undercard will live up to the hype. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025 The actress looked stunning on the red carpet, twirling in the floor-length dress, which featured a corset-style bodice with geometric cutouts and a whimsical skirt with an attached train. Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 29 Apr. 2025 An attached distillery produced vodka and gin for the bar program, and a Sacramento International Airport outpost operated by High Flying Foods is expected to open in November. Benjy Egel, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for attached

Word History

First Known Use

1734, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of attached was in 1734

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“Attached.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attached. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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