Dictionary Entry
attached
Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/əˈtætʃt/Word FrequencyCommon (5.38)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
In a Sentence
“An officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship.”
Published Usage Examples
“The populist politics of discontent were later to be identified as Poujadism, a term attached to a short-lived revolt of the petite bourgeoisie against the stifling bureaucracy of France's Fourth Republic, and led by shopkeeper Pierre Poujade in 1953.”
“The UPC codes, respectively 5105803094 and 5105803095, can be found with the model number on a label attached to the gear box, near the left wheel in the rear.”
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Origin
Late Middle English, from Old French attacher ‘to fasten’, from Latin ad‑ + tacka.
Common Phrases
Poetry examples for “attached”
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