Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

attached

/əˈtæt͡ʃt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.52 in modern English

Syllables: at-tached
IPA: /əˈtæt͡ʃt/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of attach

adj

Connected; joined.

adj

Fond of (used with to).

adj

Included as an attachment with a communication (especially an email or other electronic communication).

adj

In a romantic or sexual relationship.

adj

Broadly joined to a stem or stipe, but not decurrent.

adj

Of a residential building, sharing walls with similar buildings on two, usually opposite, sides.

Example Sentences

"The car has something of a history attached to it."
"I'm very attached to my pets."
"Please see the attached file in my previous email."
"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."
"In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe ranges from attached to almost decurrent."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈtæt͡ʃt/
British English: /əˈtæt͡ʃt/

Inflected Forms

more attached (comparative) most attached (superlative)

Derived Forms

attachedly attachedness misattached nonattached overattached preattached superattached unattached

Phrases

no strings attached no-strings-attached please find attached

Frequently Paired Words

detached semiattached

Synonyms

appendant committed affiliated connected

Rhymes With

matched detached dispatched scratched snatched hatched patched unmatched thatched latched mismatched unattached

Questions

How do you pronounce attached?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈtæt͡ʃt/.
What does attached mean?: simple past and past participle of attach

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