Fasten Definition

făsən
fastened, fastening, fastens
verb
fastened, fastening, fastens
To attach firmly to something else, as by pinning or nailing.
American Heritage
To join (one thing to another); attach; connect.
Webster's New World
To make fast or secure, as by locking, shutting, buttoning, etc.; fix firmly in place.
Webster's New World
To take a firm hold (on or upon); seize; cling.
Webster's New World
To close or connect securely, as with a lock or other device.
Was unable to fasten the bulging suitcase.
American Heritage

Origin of Fasten

  • From Middle English fastenen, from Old English fæstnian, from Proto-Germanic *fastinōną, from *fastuz.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English fastnen from Old English fæstnian past- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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