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
Micky Duxbury3
: 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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Outdoors, a large rectangular swimming pool bordered by red bricks and a flagstone terrace anchors a sprawling backyard filled with flat lawns and towering trees, and topping it all off is a separate guesthouse, plus a basketball court next to an attached three-car garage.
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Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
26 June 2026
Certain secured debts, such as mortgages or auto loans, remain attached to the underlying collateral.
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Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Underneath the mesh fabric, the speaker has a flat, plastic base with a physical mute switch on one side near the attached power cord.
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Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
24 June 2026
The beast screamed and flew away, pulling an attached anchor into the water.
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Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
26 June 2026
Certain secured debts, such as mortgages or auto loans, remain attached to the underlying collateral.
—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Underneath the mesh fabric, the speaker has a flat, plastic base with a physical mute switch on one side near the attached power cord.
—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
24 June 2026
The beast screamed and flew away, pulling an attached anchor into the water.
—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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“Attached.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attached. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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