attached

Thân thiện

She was very attached to her father.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Fond and affectionate: Feeling strong emotional connection, liking, or loyalty toward someone or something.
   • Joined or fastened to something: Physically connected or fixed to another object or surface.
   • Associated or affiliated: Being part of or connected to a larger organization, group, or system.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective (Fond and affectionate):

  • She is deeply attached to her childhood home.
  • The dog became very attached to its new owner.

• Adjective (Joined or fastened):

  • Please review the attached file before the meeting.
  • The key was attached to a bright red keychain.

• Adjective (Associated or affiliated):

  • The research institute is attached to the university.
  • He works for a newspaper attached to the political party.

Advanced Usage

• "to be attached to": To have a strong emotional bond with someone or something.

  • Despite traveling the world, he remains attached to his hometown traditions.

• "with no strings attached": Without any special conditions or obligations.

  • The donation was made with no strings attached.

Variants and Related Words

• Attach (verb): To fasten, join, or connect something.

  • You need to attach the document to your email.

• Attachment (noun):

  • A feeling of affection or loyalty.

    • He felt a strong attachment to his old school.
  • A separate part or accessory that can be added to a main object.

    • The vacuum cleaner comes with several useful attachments.

• Detached (adjective): The opposite of 'attached'; separate, not connected, or emotionally distant.

  • They live in a detached house.
  • He remained detached from the emotional debate.

Synonyms

• Fond of: Having a liking for.
• Connected: Joined or linked.
• Affiliated: Officially attached or connected to an organization.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Attach to: To connect or attribute something to something else.
  • Great importance is attached to this decision.

Related Idioms

• Attached at the hip: Used to describe two people who are always together and very close.
  • In college, those two friends were attached at the hip.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. fond and affectionate
   • she was very attached to her father
2. associated in an exclusive sexual relationship
3. used of buildings joined by common sidewalls
   • a block of attached houses
4. being joined in close association
   • affiliated clubs
   • all art schools whether independent or attached to universities

Từ đồng nghĩa

• committed
• affiliated
• connected