English Explanatory Dictionary

fasten

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To attach or connect in a secure manner.
  2. To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to land.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɑːsn̩/ /ˈfæsn̩/ En-us-fasten.ogg

Word forms

fasten fastens fastening fastened

Etymology

From Middle English fastenen, from Old English fæstnian, from Proto-West Germanic *fastinōn (“to secure, fasten”). Equivalent to fast + -en.

Related words

do up

Derived words

bedfast breastfast colorfast copperfasten cragfast fast fastenable fasten down fastener fastening fasten up handfast headfast holdfast makefast misfasten refasten shamefast sitfast soothfast steadfast unfasten
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