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# affixed

verb form (past of «affix»: affix, affixes, affixed, affixing); adjective

«affixed» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) Affixed means fixed, stuck or attached to something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affixed/#m1)
2. (grammar) An affix is a part added to a word, like a prefix (un-) or a suffix (-ful); affixed means added in this way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affixed/#m2)

### In the lessons

A formal word in instructions and exam language: «a label affixed to the box». In everyday talk people say «stuck on» or «attached». In grammar lessons affixes make new words: «un + happy», «care + ful».

### Examples

- A stamp was affixed to the envelope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affixed/#x1)
- The notice was affixed to the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affixed/#x2)
- Labels must be affixed to every bag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affixed/#x3)
- A photo was affixed to her pass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affixed/#x4)
- In «unhappy», the prefix «un-» is affixed to «happy». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affixed/#x5)
- The plaque is affixed to the wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affixed/#x6)

### Note

Formal word. Noun «affix» covers prefixes and suffixes. Simpler words: stuck, attached, fixed.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «affixed» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affixed/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«affixed» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/affixed.html) on Mova free.