fasten

[ fas-uhn, fah-suhn ]

/ ˈfæs ən, ˈfɑ sən /

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verb (used with object)

to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.

to make secure, as an article of dress with buttons, clasps, etc., or a door with a lock, bolt, etc.

to enclose securely, as a person or an animal (usually followed by in): to fasten a monkey in a cage.

to attach, associate, or connect: to fasten a nickname on someone.

to direct (the eyes, thoughts, etc.) intently: to fasten one's eyes on a speaker.

verb (used without object)

to become fast, fixed, or firm.

to close firmly or securely; lock: This clasp won't fasten.

to take a firm hold; seize (usually followed by on or upon): to fasten on an idea.

to focus attention; concentrate (usually followed by on or upon): His gaze fastened on the jewels.

Origin of fasten

before 900; Middle English fastenen, Old English fæstnian; cognate with Old Norse fastna to betroth; akin to fast¹

SYNONYMS FOR fasten

1 connect, link, hook, clasp, clinch, rivet, clamp, bind, tie, tether.

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OTHER WORDS FROM fasten

re·fas·ten, verb (used with object) well-fas·tened, adjective

Words nearby fasten

fast-talk, fast-track, fast-twitch, fastback, fastball, fasten, fastener, fastening, fastidious, fastie, fastigiate

Example sentences from the Web for fastened

She had on a blue boy-coat, and to the right lapel was fastened a three-inch red cloth 9, Howe's number.

Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse |W.C. Heinz |May 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The cane, K K, is fastened by thread as in the diagram; the thread can pass through a hole in the cork.

Toy-Making in School and Home |Ruby Kathleen Polkinghorne and Mabel Irene Rutherford Polkinghorne
The last mail had come in and the published orders were fastened on the bulletin board.

Betty at Fort Blizzard |Molly Elliot Seawell
But now they noticed that over the mail-clerk's desk there had been fastened a small envelope.

The Black Star Passes |John W Campbell

He tugged at his bonds, but they were fastened so securely that he could not start them.

Wyoming |Edward Sylvester Ellis
To this he fastened an ample bag of strong salmon-netting, which he had brought with him from Edmundston for this purpose.

The Kindred of the Wild |Charles G. D. Roberts

British Dictionary definitions for fastened

fasten

/ (ˈfɑːsən) /

verb

to make or become fast or secure

to make or become attached or joined

to close or become closed by fixing firmly in place, locking, etc

(tr; foll by in or up) to enclose or imprison

(tr usually foll by on) to cause (blame, a nickname, etc) to be attached (to); place (on) or impute (to)

(usually foll by on or upon) to direct or be directed in a concentrated way; fix he fastened his gaze on the girl

(intr usually foll by on) take firm hold (of)

Derived forms of fasten

fastener, noun

Word Origin for fasten

Old English fæstnian; related to Old Norse fastna to pledge, Old High German fastinōn to make fast; see fast 1

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fasten

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

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OTHER WORDS FROM fasten

Words nearby fasten

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