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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Flashback: Fort Rapids opened in 2006 amid an indoor water park craze as a 60,000-square-foot attraction with more than 300 hotel rooms, conference space and meeting rooms in an attached Holiday Inn and Suites. Andrew King, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024 The attached media release did not refer to ‘migrant workers’ once. Samindra Kunti, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024 The Lincoln Hills School for Boys, and the attached Copper Lake School for Girls, have long suffered from serious problems impacting the youth incarcerated there and the staff responsible for them. Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024 But while some counties reported problems with their machines, those issues are not shown or related to the attached video clip. Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2024 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 30 Dec. 2024.

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