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# detached

adjective (detached); verb (detach, detaches, detached, detaching)

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

## Everyday

1. Separated or taken off from something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detached/#m1)
2. A detached house stands on its own, not joined to another house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detached/#m2)
3. Not feeling or showing much emotion; not involved. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detached/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life (UK), houses are described as detached, semi-detached (joined on one side) or terraced (in a row). In science, a detached retina is a serious eye problem. In stories, a detached character seems cold or far away. In maths and school, you detach the tear-off slip.

### Examples

- They live in a big detached house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detached/#x1)
- Our house is semi-detached. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detached/#x2)
- The trailer became detached from the car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detached/#x3)
- Detach the slip and return it to school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detached/#x4)
- He seemed detached and didn't join in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detached/#x5)
- A detached retina needs urgent treatment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detached/#x6)
- The Alpine roses grew near the snow, which lay in detached stripes, and looked like linen laid out to bleach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detached/#x7)

### Note

In UK estate agent talk, detached is usually more expensive than semi-detached. Opposite: attached.

## On Mova

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