attached

Syllables: at·tachedUK/əˈtæt͡ʃt/

attached is the simple past and past participle of attach.

Adjective

attached (comparative more attached, superlative most attached)

Connected; joined.
- The car has something of a history attached to it.
Synonyms:

appendant
Fond of (used with to).
- I'm very attached to my pets.
Included as an attachment with a communication (especially an email or other electronic communication).
- Please see the attached file in my previous email.
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.
- I'm not ready to get attached, as I want to continue sleeping around.
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.
Of a residential building, sharing walls with similar buildings on two, usually opposite, sides.

attach (third-person singular simple present attaches, present participle attaching, simple past and past participle attached)

(transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
- You need to attach the carabiner to your harness.
Synonyms:

connect, annex, affix, unite, accouple, assemble, associate, bewed, bind, clasp

Antonyms:

detach, unfasten, disengage, separate, decouple, disconnect, rip off, tear off, unconnect, uncouple
(intransitive) To adhere; to be attached.
- The great interest which attaches to the mere knowledge of these facts cannot be doubted.1838, Henry Brougham, Political Philosophy
Synonyms:

cling, stick, adhere, bond, cleave, cohere, conglutinate, glue, hug, stick together
To include an attachment with a communication (especially an email or other electronic communication).
- I've attached the contract to this email.
To come into legal operation in connection with anything; to vest.
- Dower will attach.
To win the heart of; to connect by ties of love or self-interest; to attract; to fasten or bind by moral influence; with to.
- attached to a friend; attaching others to us by wealth or flattery
To connect, in a figurative sense; to ascribe or attribute; to affix; with to.
- to attach great importance to a particular circumstance
Synonyms:

chalk up to, draw, impute, accredit, ascribe, attribute, charge, lay, put down to, repose

comparative	more attached
superlative	most attached

What does attached mean?: Attached means connected; joined.
What is attached the simple past and past participle of?: Attached is the simple past and past participle of attach.
What part of speech is attached?: Attached is an adjective.
How do you pronounce attached?: Attached is pronounced /əˈtæt͡ʃt/ (UK).

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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