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fasten meaning

EN[ˈfɑːsən] [ˈfɑːsn̩] [ˈfæsən] [ˈfæsn̩]
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    Definition of fasten in English Dictionary

  • VerbSGfastensPRfasteningPT, PPfastened
    1. To attach or connect in a secure manner.
      1. The sailor fastened the boat to the dock with a half-hitch.
      2. Fasten your seatbelts!
      3. Can you fasten these boards together with some nails?
    2. To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to land.
      1. to fasten a blow
  • More Examples
    1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
      • Can you fasten these boards together with some nails?
      • to umcast a splice ‎(“ to fasten it by a wrapping of cord ” )
      • The sailor fastened the boat to the dock with a half-hitch.
  • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
    1. Verbs
      • Ergative verbs
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    1. en fastened
    2. en fastener
    3. en fastens
    4. en fastenest
    5. en fasteneth
    Source: Wiktionary

    Meaning of fasten for the defined word.

    Grammatically, this word "fasten" is a verb, more specifically, an ergative verb.
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