# attached to sb/sth

idiom · CEFR B1

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/attached-to-sb-sth
Updated: 2026-04-22

## Meaning

to feel a strong connection or love for someone or something. you use this when you like something so much that you would be sad to lose it.

## Examples

- I am very attached to my old bicycle.
- She has lived in this house for twenty years and is quite attached to the garden.
- Although the antique watch was broken beyond repair, he remained deeply attached to it because it was his grandfather's final gift.

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