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# affixed

«affixed» in Mova's school dictionary: **fixed, stuck or attached to something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Affixed means fixed, stuck or attached to something. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affixed/#m2)

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «affixed» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affixed/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.