committed \committed\ adj.

1. Bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude. Opposite of uncommitted.

Note: [Narrower terms: bound up, involved, wrapped up; dedicated, devoted; pledged, sworn] [WordNet 1.5]

2. Associated in an exclusive sexual relationship; also called attached. Opposite of unattached.

Note: [Narrower terms: affianced, bespoken, betrothed, engaged, pledged, promised(predicate); married] [Also See: loving.]

Syn: attached. [WordNet 1.5]

3. Consigned involuntarily to custody, as in a prison or mental institution. [WordNet 1.5]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

connected \connected\ adj.

1. p. p. of connect. [Narrower terms: abutting, adjacent, adjoining, bordering(prenominal), conterminous, coterminous, contiguous] [Narrower terms: adjunctive] [Narrower terms: affined] [Narrower terms: attached] [Narrower terms: contiguous, in contact] [Narrower terms: coupled, joined, linked] [Narrower terms: cursive, flowing] [Narrower terms: siamese] [Narrower terms: socially connected, well-connected] unconnected [WordNet 1.5]

2. being joined in close association.

Syn: affiliated, attached. [WordNet 1.5]

3. connected by a conductor so as to allow the flow of electric signals. [Narrower terms: wired (vs. wireless)] WordNet 1.5]

4. (Music) legato. staccato

Syn: flowing, smooth. [WordNet 1.5]

5. associated with or accompanying.

Syn: associated. [WordNet 1.5]

6. (Computers) stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer. [Narrower terms: on-line (vs. off-line), online, on line(predicate)]

Syn: machine-accessible. [WordNet 1.5]

7. switched on. [Narrower terms: on-line (vs. off-line), online, on line(predicate)]

Syn: ready, on. [WordNet 1.5]

8. having some relation.

Syn: related. [WordNet 1.5]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Attach \At*tach"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attached; p. pr. & vb. n. Attaching.]

[OF. atachier, F. attacher, to tie or fasten: cf. Celt. tac, tach, nail, E. tack a small nail, tack to fasten. Cf. Attack, and see Tack.]

1. To bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join; as, to attach one thing to another by a string, by glue, or the like. [1913 Webster]

The shoulder blade is . . . attached only to the muscles. --Paley. [1913 Webster]

A huge stone to which the cable was attached. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

2. To connect; to place so as to belong; to assign by authority; to appoint; as, an officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship. [1913 Webster]

3. 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; as, attached to a friend; attaching others to us by wealth or flattery. [1913 Webster]

Incapable of attaching a sensible man. --Miss Austen. [1913 Webster]

God . . . by various ties attaches man to man. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]

4. To connect, in a figurative sense; to ascribe or attribute; to affix; -- with to; as, to attach great importance to a particular circumstance. [1913 Webster]

Top this treasure a curse is attached. --Bayard Taylor. [1913 Webster]

5. To take, seize, or lay hold of. [Obs.]

--Shak. [1913 Webster]

6. To take by legal authority:
   (a) To arrest by writ, and bring before a court, as to answer for a debt, or a contempt; -- applied to a taking of the person by a civil process; being now rarely used for the arrest of a criminal.
   (b) To seize or take (goods or real estate) by virtue of a writ or precept to hold the same to satisfy a judgment which may be rendered in the suit. See Attachment, 4. [1913 Webster]

The earl marshal attached Gloucester for high treason. --Miss Yonge. [1913 Webster]

Attached column (Arch.), a column engaged in a wall, so that only a part of its circumference projects from it. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To affix; bind; tie; fasten; connect; conjoin; subjoin; annex; append; win; gain over; conciliate. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

attached \attached\ adj.

1. fastened together. a picnic table with attached benches [WordNet 1.5]

2. being joined in close association; -- of people or organizations.

Syn: affiliated, connected [WordNet 1.5]

3. fastened onto another object; -- of objects smaller than the main object. [WordNet 1.5]

4. (Architecture) connected by a common wall or passageway; -- used of buildings. detached [WordNet 1.5]

5. (Biology) permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about. an attached oyster vagile

Syn: sessile [WordNet 1.5]

6. associated in an exclusive sexual relationship; -- opposite of unattached.

Note: Narrower terms include: affianced, bespoken, betrothed, engaged, pledged, promised(predicate); married. Also See: loving.

Syn: committed. [WordNet 1.5]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

attached adj
1: fastened together; "a picnic table with attached benches"
2: being joined in close association; "affiliated clubs"; "all art schools whether independent or attached to universities" [syn: affiliated, connected]
3: used of buildings joined by common sidewalls; "a block of attached houses" [ant: detached]
4: permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about; "an attached oyster"; "sessile marine animals and plants" [syn: sessile] [ant: vagile]
5: associated in an exclusive sexual relationship [syn: committed] [ant: unattached]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Attach \At*tach"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attached; p. pr. & vb. n. Attaching.]

[OF. atachier, F. attacher, to tie or fasten: cf. Celt. tac, tach, nail, E. tack a small nail, tack to fasten. Cf. Attack, and see Tack.]

1. To bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join; as, to attach one thing to another by a string, by glue, or the like.

The shoulder blade is . . . attached only to the muscles. --Paley.

A huge stone to which the cable was attached. --Macaulay.

2. To connect; to place so as to belong; to assign by authority; to appoint; as, an officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship.

3. 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; as, attached to a friend; attaching others to us by wealth or flattery.

Incapable of attaching a sensible man. --Miss Austen.

God . . . by various ties attaches man to man. --Cowper.

4. To connect, in a figurative sense; to ascribe or attribute; to affix; -- with to; as, to attach great importance to a particular circumstance.

Top this treasure a curse is attached. --Bayard Taylor.

5. To take, seize, or lay hold of. [Obs.]

--Shak.

6. To take by legal authority:
   (a) To arrest by writ, and bring before a court, as to answer for a debt, or a contempt; -- applied to a taking of the person by a civil process; being now rarely used for the arrest of a criminal.
   (b) To seize or take (goods or real estate) by virtue of a writ or precept to hold the same to satisfy a judgment which may be rendered in the suit. See Attachment, 4.

The earl marshal attached Gloucester for high treason. --Miss Yonge.

Attached column (Arch.), a column engaged in a wall, so that only a part of its circumference projects from it.

Syn: To affix; bind; tie; fasten; connect; conjoin; subjoin; annex; append; win; gain over; conciliate.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)