Fastened — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to be firmly attached

become fixed or fastened

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈæsənd/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈasənd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈasənd/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈæsənd/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

secure tied buttoned fix fasten tighten

Antonyms

unfastened unfasten unbuttoned untied

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”
adjective	firmly closed or secured “found the gate fastened”
adjective	furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike
adjective	fastened with strings or cords “a neatly tied bundle”

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

befestigt

Ursache für eine feste Befestigung

🇫🇷French

attaché

faire en sorte qu'il soit fermement attaché

🇪🇸Spanish

pegado

causar que esté firmemente unido

🇮🇹Italian

fissato

motivo di essere saldamente attaccati

🇳🇱Dutch

vastgemaakt

ervoor zorgen dat het stevig vastzit

🇵🇹Portuguese

preso

fazer com que esteja firmemente apegado

🇷🇺Russian

закрепленный

заставлять крепко привязываться

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जकड़ा हुआ।

मजबूती से जुड़े रहने का कारण

🇧🇩Bengali

আবদ্ধ

দৃঢ়ভাবে সংযুক্ত করার কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

கட்டப்பட்டது

உறுதியாக இணைக்கப்பட வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

బిగించారు

గట్టిగా అటాచ్ చేయడానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

बांधलेले

घट्टपणे जोडण्याचे कारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

બાંધેલું

નિશ્ચિતપણે જોડવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜೋಡಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

ದೃಢವಾಗಿ ಜೋಡಿಸಲು ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉറപ്പിച്ചു

ദൃഢമായി ഘടിപ്പിക്കാൻ കാരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੰਨ੍ਹਿਆ

ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜੇ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

باندھ دیا

مضبوطی سے منسلک ہونے کی وجہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

紧固的

导致牢固地附着

🇯🇵Japanese

固定された

しっかりと付着する原因となる

🇰🇷Korean

고정

단단하게 붙게 만드는 원인

🇻🇳Vietnamese

buộc chặt

nguyên nhân để được gắn chặt

🇹🇭Thai

ยึด

ทำให้เกิดการยึดติดอย่างแน่นหนา

🇮🇩Indonesian

terikat

menyebabkan melekat erat

🇵🇭Filipino

nakatali

dahilan upang maging mahigpit na nakakabit

🇲🇾Malay

diikat

sebab melekat kuat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تثبيتها

سبب لتعلق بقوة

🇮🇷Persian

چفت شد

باعث می شود که محکم بچسبد

🇹🇷Turkish

sabitlenmiş

sıkı bir şekilde bağlanmasına neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מהודק

לגרום להיות מחובר בחוזקה

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