# attached

Pronunciation: say "uh-TACHT" /əˈtæt͡ʃt/

## Adjective

1. Joined or connected to another object or thing.
   - Simple: Joined or fastened to something else.
   - _The bracket is firmly attached to the wall above the desk._
   - _Each cable stays attached to its port even when the device is moved._
3. Included as an extra file or item sent with an email or other electronic message.
   - Simple: Sent along with an email or message as an extra file.
   - _The quarterly report is attached for your review._
   - _You'll find the invoice attached to my previous message._
4. Involved in a romantic or sexual relationship; not single.
   - Simple: In a romantic relationship with someone, and not single.
   - _By the time they met again, she was already attached._
   - _He stayed single long after most of his coworkers became attached._
5. Feeling fondness or affection for someone or something, used with to.
   - Simple: Feeling love or fondness for someone or something.
   - _He became deeply attached to the little town over the years._
   - _Visitors quickly grow attached to the island's slow pace of life._
6. Of a house or other dwelling, built against similar buildings so that it shares a wall on each of two sides, usually opposite ones.
   - Simple: Of a home, joined to other homes by shared walls on both sides.
   - _The neighborhood is mostly attached houses lined up along narrow streets._
   - _An attached townhouse usually has neighbors pressed against both sides._
7. Of a mushroom's gills or similar parts, broadly joined to the stem or stipe but not running down it.
   - Simple: Of a mushroom's gills or similar parts, joined widely to the stem but not running down it.
   - _In this species the gills are broadly attached to the stipe without becoming decurrent._
   - _Field guides note whether the gills are attached or free from the stem._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of attach. — simple past and past participle of attach
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of attach. Use this form for joining done earlier or in finished actions.
   - _The committee attached several conditions to the loan._
   - _He attached the supporting documents before mailing the letter._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/attached (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).