fasten
21fasten — [v] make secure; join together adhere, affix, anchor, attach, band, bar, batten, belt, bind, bolt, bond, brace, button, catch, cement, chain, cleave, close, cohere, connect, couple, embed, establish, fix, freeze to*, girth, glue, grip, hitch,… …
22fasten — hungern * * * fas|ten [ fastn̩], fastete, gefastet <itr.; hat: (für eine bestimmte Zeit) wenig oder nichts essen: weil sie zu dick ist, will sie eine Woche fasten. * * * fạs|ten 〈V. intr.; hat〉 sich aller od. bestimmter Speisen enthalten (in… …
23Fasten — Fastenzeit * * * fas|ten [ fastn̩], fastete, gefastet <itr.; hat: (für eine bestimmte Zeit) wenig oder nichts essen: weil sie zu dick ist, will sie eine Woche fasten. * * * fạs|ten 〈V. intr.; hat〉 sich aller od. bestimmter Speisen enthalten… …
24fasten — fas|ten [ˈfa:sən US ˈfæ ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clothes/bag etc)¦ 2¦(window/gate etc)¦ 3¦(attach something to something)¦ 4¦(hold something tightly)¦ 5 fasten your eyes/gaze on somebody/something 6 fasten your attention on somebody/something Phrasal verbs …
25fasten on — phrasal verb fasten on or fasten onto or fasten upon [transitive] Word forms fasten on : present tense I/you/we/they fasten on he/she/it fastens on present participle fastening on past tense fastened on past participle fastened on 1) fasten onto… …
26fasten */ — UK [ˈfɑːs(ə)n] / US [ˈfæs(ə)n] verb Word forms fasten : present tense I/you/we/they fasten he/she/it fastens present participle fastening past tense fastened past participle fastened 1) a) fasten or fasten up [transitive] to close something such… …
27fasten — verb 1 CLOTHES/BAG ETC also fasten up a) (T) to join together the two sides of a coat, shirt, bag etc so that it is closed: “I m going now,” she said, fastening her coat. | Fasten your seat belt! opposite unfasten b) (I) to become joined together …
28fasten — fas|ten [ fæsn ] verb * 1. ) transitive to close something such as a piece of clothing or a bag using the buttons, ZIPPER, CLIP, etc. on it: Please keep your seatbelts fastened while the seatbelt light is on. fasten something with something: It… …
29fasten — /fas euhn, fah seuhn/, v.t. 1. to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else. 2. to make secure, as an article of dress with buttons, clasps, etc., or a door with a lock, bolt, etc. 3. to enclose securely, as a person or… …
30fasten — [[t]fɑ͟ːs(ə)n, fæ̱s [/t]] fastens, fastening, fastened 1) V ERG When you fasten something, you close it by means of buttons or a strap, or some other device. If something fastens with buttons or straps, you can close it in this way. [V n] She got …
