Fasten — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to be firmly attached

become fixed or fastened

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈæsən/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈasən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈasən/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈæsən/.

Examples

fasten the lock onto the door
she fixed her gaze on the man
This dress fastens in the back

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fix tighten secure

Antonyms

unfasten

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to be firmly attached “fasten the lock onto the door”
verb	become fixed or fastened “This dress fastens in the back”
verb	attach to “They fastened various nicknames to each other”
verb	make tight or tighter “Tighten the wire”

Word Forms

fastener	noun	a person who fastens or makes fast
fastening	noun	the act of fastening things together
fixture	noun	the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
tightening	noun	the act of making something tighter

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

befestigen

Ursache für eine feste Befestigung

🇫🇷French

fixer

faire en sorte qu'il soit fermement attaché

🇪🇸Spanish

sujetar

causar que esté firmemente unido

🇮🇹Italian

fissare

motivo di essere saldamente attaccati

🇳🇱Dutch

vastmaken

ervoor zorgen dat het stevig vastzit

🇵🇹Portuguese

apertar

fazer com que esteja firmemente apegado

🇷🇺Russian

закрепить

заставлять крепко привязываться

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जकड़ना

मजबूती से जुड़े रहने का कारण

🇧🇩Bengali

বেঁধে রাখা

দৃঢ়ভাবে সংযুক্ত করার কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

கட்டு

உறுதியாக இணைக்கப்பட வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కట్టు

గట్టిగా అటాచ్ చేయడానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

बांधणे

घट्टपणे जोडण्याचे कारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

જોડવું

નિશ્ચિતપણે જોડવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಟಿಸು

ದೃಢವಾಗಿ ಜೋಡಿಸಲು ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉറപ്പിക്കുക

ദൃഢമായി ഘടിപ്പിക്കാൻ കാരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੰਨ੍ਹਣਾ

ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜੇ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

جکڑنا

مضبوطی سے منسلک ہونے کی وجہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

系

导致牢固地附着

🇯🇵Japanese

締める

しっかりと付着する原因となる

🇰🇷Korean

묶다

단단하게 붙게 만드는 원인

🇻🇳Vietnamese

buộc chặt

nguyên nhân để được gắn chặt

🇹🇭Thai

ยึด

ทำให้เกิดการยึดติดอย่างแน่นหนา

🇮🇩Indonesian

kencangkan

menyebabkan melekat erat

🇵🇭Filipino

ikabit

dahilan upang maging mahigpit na nakakabit

🇲🇾Malay

mengikat

sebab melekat kuat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ربط

سبب لتعلق بقوة

🇮🇷Persian

بستن

باعث می شود که محکم بچسبد

🇹🇷Turkish

tutturmak

sıkı bir şekilde bağlanmasına neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַדֵק

לגרום להיות מחובר בחוזקה

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