fasten

fas·ten  (fsn)

v. fas·tened, fas·ten·ing, fas·tens

v.tr.

1. To attach firmly to something else, as by pinning or nailing.

2.

a. To make fast or secure.

b. To close, as by fixing firmly in place.

3. To fix or direct steadily: fastened her gaze on the stranger.

4. To place; attribute: fastened the blame on the weather.

5. To impose (oneself) without welcome.

v.intr.

1. To become attached, fixed, or joined.

2. To take firm hold; cling fast: fasten on a notion.

3. To focus steadily; concentrate: All eyes fastened on the speaker.

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[Middle English fastnen, from Old English fæstnian; see past- in Indo-European roots.]

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fasten·er n.

Synonyms: fasten, anchor, fix, moor¹, secure
These verbs mean to cause to remain firmly in position or place: fastened our seat belts; anchored the television antenna to the roof; fixed the flagpole in concrete; will moor the rowboat at the dock; secured the bolt after closing the door.

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fasten

Verb

1. to make or become secure or joined

2. to close by fixing firmly in place or locking

3. fasten on

a. to direct one's attention in a concentrated way towards: the mind needs such imagery to fasten on to

b. to take a firm hold on [Old English fæstnian]

fastener n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	fasten - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" fix, secure strap - secure (a sprained joint) with a strap tie, bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair" rig - connect or secure to; "They rigged the bomb to the ignition" bitt - secure with a bitt; "bitt the ship line" latch - fasten with a latch; "latch the door" garter - fasten with or as if with a garter chain - fasten or secure with chains; "Chain the chairs together" cable - fasten with a cable; "cable trees" picket - fasten with a picket; "picket the goat" rope up - attach to one another, for safety; "The mountaineers roped up when they started the final ascent" attach - cause to be attached cinch, girth - tie a cinch around; "cinch horses" bandage, bind - wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose cramp - secure with a cramp; "cramp the wood" cleat - secure on a cleat; "cleat a line" cast anchor, drop anchor, anchor - secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore" anchor, ground - fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete" moor - secure with cables or ropes; "moor the boat" moor, berth, tie up - secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat" spike - secure with spikes sew, sew together, stitch, run up - fasten by sewing; do needlework crank - fasten with a crank noose - secure with a noose chock - secure with chocks brad - fasten with brads bight - fasten with a bight belay - fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat belay - turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him bar - secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door" clamp - fasten or fix with a clamp; "clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened" velcro - fasten with Velcro; "velcro the belt" stay - fasten with stays clinch - flatten the ends (of nails and rivets); "the nails were clinched" clinch - secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts; "The girder was clinched into the wall" lock - fasten with a lock; "lock the bike to the fence" lock up - secure by locking; "lock up the house before you go on vacation" hasp - secure or lock with a hasp zip, zip up, zipper - close with a zipper; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold" tack - fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board" string - string together; tie or fasten with a string; "string the package" hook - fasten with a hook belt - fasten with a belt; "belt your trousers" cement - bind or join with or as if with cement grout - bind with grout; "grout the bathtub" staple - secure or fasten with a staple or staples; "staple the papers together" rivet - fasten with a rivet or rivets button - fasten with buttons; "button the dress" pin - attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins; "pin the needle to the shirt". "pin the blame on the innocent man" hang, hang up - cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall" hang - place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door" deposit, stick, wedge, lodge - put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack" entrench, intrench - fix firmly or securely buckle, clasp - fasten with a buckle or buckles brooch, clasp - fasten with or as if with a brooch stake - tie or fasten to a stake; "stake your goat" unfasten - cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt"
	2.	fasten - become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back" glue - be fixed as if by glue; "His eyes were glued on her" attach - become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill" stick - fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress" stick - fasten with or as with pins or nails; "stick the photo onto the corkboard" stick - fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall" unfasten - become undone or untied; "The shoelaces unfastened"
	3.	fasten - attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other" attach - cause to be attached
	4.	fasten - make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire" tighten alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" frap - take up the slack of; "frap a rope" firm, tauten - make taut or tauter; "tauten a rope" screw - tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions; "Screw the bottle cap on" wind up, wind - coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem; "wind your watch"

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fasten

verb 1. secure, close, lock, chain, seal, bolt, do up

verb 2. tie, bind, lace, tie up

verb 3. fix, join, link, connect, grip, attach, anchor, affix, make firm, make fast

verb 4. (often with on or upon) concentrate, focus, fix

verb 5. direct, aim, focus, fix, concentrate, bend, rivet

Translations

fasten [ˈfɑːsn] vt → asegurar, sujetar [+ coat, belt]; abrochar

vi → cerrarse

fasten (up)on vt fus [+ idea] → aferrarse a

fasten [ˈfɑːsn] vt → attacher, fixer [+ coat]; attacher, fermer

vi → se fermer, s'attacher

fasten on, fasten upon vt fus [+ idea] → se cramponner à

fasten [ˈfɑːsn] vt → festmachen;

(coat, belt etc) → zumachen

vi (see vt) → festgemacht werden; zugemacht werden

fasten (up)on fasten vt fus → sich dat in den Kopf setzen

fasten [ˈfɑːsn] vt → chiudere, fissare [+ coat]; abbottonare, allacciare

vi → chiudersi, fissarsi; abbottonarsi, allacciarsi

fasten (up)on vt fus [+ idea] → cogliere al volo

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fasten

v fasten [ˈfaːsn]

to fix or join (together) Fasten the gate!; She fastened a flower to the front of her dress; He fastened his eyes upon her face. vasmaak, toemaak, vestig (op) يُثْبِت завързвам zavřít; připevnit; soustředit, upnout spænde; fæstne schließen, befestigen, heften στερεώνω, δένω fijar kinnitama بستن kiinnittää attacher לְהַדֵק बांधना, बंध जाना, जकड़ना pričvrstiti, zakvačiti rögzít melekatkan festa, binda, spenna chiudere; fissare, attaccare 固定する 고정시키다, 매다, 붙이다 uždaryti, pritvirtinti, įsmeigti piestiprināt; nostiprināt; pievērst (skatienu) melekatkan vastmaken, vestigen feste, gjøre fast; stirre stivt på umocować prender a fixa; a prinde запирать; прикреплять; устремлять zavrieť; pripevniť; uprieť pritrditi prikačiti fästa, regla มัด; ยึด; ติด; ผูก bağlamak 使固定 зв'язувати; прикріпляти باندھنا ، بند کرنا buộc chặt; trói chặt; đóng chặt 使固定

n ˈfastener

something that fastens things (together) a zip-fastener. vasmaker, sluiter, vasmaakmiddel أداة تَثْبيت، إبْزيم закопчалка spona, klips, zip lås der Verschluß φερμουάρ, αγκράφα cierre kinnitusvahend وصل کننده؛ بست kiinnitin attach מְהַדֵק बांधने वाला kvačica, kopča zár, kapocs penutup festing chiusura ファスナー 잠그는 기구 segtuvas, segtukas (tērpa) aizdare kancing sluiting lukker, lås, hasp zapięcie fecho înche­ietoare засов; зажим;застёжка zips, gombík ap. sponka; zadrga kopča fäste, knäppe, spänne, lås สิ่งที่มัด; ยึด; ติด; ผูกสิ่งต่าง ๆ เข้าด้วยกัน bağ, toka, kopça 扣件；鈕扣 засув; застібка کسی چیز کو بند کرنے کا ذریعہ cái khoá 扣件；钮扣