Attached

//əˈtæt͡ʃt// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of attach form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Connected; joined.
  2. 2
    Fond of (used with to).

    "I'm very attached to my pets."

  3. 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. 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."

  5. 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."

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  1. 6
    Of a residential building, sharing walls with similar buildings on two, usually opposite, sides.
Adjective
  1. 1
    associated in an exclusive sexual relationship wordnet
  2. 2
    used of buildings joined by common sidewalls wordnet
  3. 3
    fond and affectionate wordnet
  4. 4
    being joined in close association wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
adjacentaffectionateaffiliatedaffiliatedbespokenclose

Example

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"The label is attached to the trunk."

Related phrases

no strings attachedno-strings-attachedplease find attached

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