attached
/əˈtætʃt/verb
Definitions
To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
Example: An officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship.
Synonyms:affixannexconnectuniteAntonyms:detachdisengageseparateunfastenTo adhere; to be attached.
Synonyms:clingstickTo come into legal operation in connection with anything; to vest.
Example: 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.
Example: attached to a friend; attaching others to us by wealth or flattery
adjective
Definitions
Connected; joined.
Fond of (used with to).
Example: I'm very attached to my pets.
In a romantic or sexual relationship.
Example: As far as I know, he isn't attached, so I'm going to invite him out on a date.
Broadly joined to a stem or stipe, but not decurrent.
Example: In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe ranges from attached to almost decurrent.