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- Dictionaryfasten/ˈfɑːsn/
verb
- 1. close or do up securely: "the tunic was fastened with a row of gilt buttons" Similar Opposite
- 2. single out (someone or something) and concentrate on them or it obsessively: "the critics fastened upon two sections of the report" Similar
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The meaning of FASTEN is to attach especially by pinning, tying, or nailing. How to use fasten in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fasten.
FASTEN definition: 1. to (cause something to) become firmly fixed together, or in position, or closed: 2. to fix one…. Learn more.
1. To attach firmly to something else, as by pinning or nailing. 2. a. To make fast or secure: fastened the children into their car seats. b. To close or connect securely, as with a lock or other device: was unable to fasten the bulging suitcase. 3. To fix or direct steadily: fastened her gaze on the stranger. 4.
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.
When you fasten something, you close or attach it. You might fasten your coat, closing each snap, when the sun goes down and the air gets chilly. People fasten all kinds of things: we all fasten our seat belts when we board an airplane and fasten our bathrobes by tying them in the front.
1. to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else. 2. to make secure, as an article of dress with buttons, clasps, etc., or a door with a lock, bolt, etc. 3. (usually fol. by in) to enclose securely, as a person or an animal. to fasten a monkey in a cage. 4. to attach, associate, or connect.
Definition of fasten verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
FASTEN meaning: 1. to (cause something to) become firmly fixed together, or in position, or closed: 2. to fix one…. Learn more.
FASTEN definition: 1. to close or fix something together, or to become closed or fixed together: 2. to fix one thing…. Learn more.
Fasten Definition. To attach firmly to something else, as by pinning or nailing. To join (one thing to another); attach; connect. To make fast or secure, as by locking, shutting, buttoning, etc.; fix firmly in place. To take a firm hold (on or upon); seize; cling.
