attached

Academic Word List, sublist 6.

About 30.29 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb simple past and past participle of attach
2. adjective Connected; joined.

   The car has something of a history attached to it.

3. adjective Fond of (used with to).

   I'm very attached to my pets.

4. adjective Included as an attachment with a communication (especially an email or other electronic communication).

   Please see the attached file in my previous email.

5. adjective 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.

6. adjective 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.

7. adjective Of a residential building, sharing walls with similar buildings on two, usually opposite, sides.

Similar words

affiliated connected related committed intended involved bespoken betrothed affianced engaged

Often followed by

to by a the at and in himself as

Word family

attach attaches attaching attachment attachments