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Definitions in simple English

fasten Verb

— When you fasten a belt, a coat, a bag, etc., you join the two sides of it so it is closed. Please remain seated with your seat belts fastened. She fastened the gold chain around her neck. He fastened the top button of his shirt and chose a tie. — If you fasten one thing to another, you attach them. The blackboard had been fastened to the front wall for years. The paper was fastened together with tape. — If you fasten your eyes or gaze on something, you look at it carefully without looking away. The boy's eyes were fastened on the TV. — If something won't fasten, its buttons or hooks won't join. The shirt was so small that the buttons wouldn't fasten.

fasten

— verb (= fix) cause to be firmly attached fasten the lock onto the door she fixed her gaze on the man — verb become fixed or fastened This dress fastens in the back — verb attach to They fastened various nicknames to each other — verb (= tighten) make tight or tighter Tighten the wire

Synonyms fasten synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as fasten?

fasten English » English

tie bind tie up attach fix secure connect tighten stick affix join pin make fast lock link tether hook hitch determine clasp tie on set nail moor chain button strengthen seal peg hang fetter close clip bond associate unite strap restrain paste mount knot confine clamp catch bolt appoint apply wrap transfer tie together

Topics fasten topics

What do people use fasten to talk about?

Physical actions Arrange

Join, attach

What words refer to joining two or more things together?

join join together agglutinate assemble bolt cement chain clip combine connect couple crimp fasten fetter fuse glue grapple handcuff hitch hook together knit latch link manacle merge paste pin plaster put together put up rivet secure sew shackle solder staple stick stick together tape (up) unite unify weld
What words refer to something joining itself to something?

attach to bind to fasten to stick to take hold of

Conjugation fasten conjugation

How do you conjugate fasten?

fasten · verb

Present I fasten

Positive I fasten

Singular

1st person I fasten

2nd person you fasten

3rd person he/she/it fastens

Plural

1st person we fasten

2nd person you fasten

3rd person they fasten

Negative I don't fasten

Singular

1st person I don't fasten I do not fasten

2nd person you don't fasten you do not fasten

3rd person he/she/it doesn't fasten he/she/it does not fasten

Plural

1st person we don't fasten we do not fasten

2nd person you don't fasten you do not fasten

3rd person they don't fasten they do not fasten

Question do I fasten?

Singular

1st person do I fasten?

2nd person do you fasten?

3rd person does he/she/it fasten?

Plural

1st person do we fasten?

2nd person do you fasten?

3rd person do they fasten?

Negative question don't I fasten?

Singular

1st person don't I fasten? do I not fasten?

2nd person don't you fasten? do you not fasten?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it fasten? does he/she/it not fasten?

Plural

1st person don't we fasten? do we not fasten?

2nd person don't you fasten? do you not fasten?

3rd person don't they fasten? do they not fasten?

Past I fastened

Positive I fastened

Singular

1st person I fastened

2nd person you fastened

3rd person he/she/it fastened

Plural

1st person we fastened

2nd person you fastened

3rd person they fastened

Negative I didn't fasten

Singular

1st person I didn't fasten I did not fasten

2nd person you didn't fasten you did not fasten

3rd person he/she/it didn't fasten he/she/it did not fasten

Plural

1st person we didn't fasten we did not fasten

2nd person you didn't fasten you did not fasten

3rd person they didn't fasten they did not fasten

Question did I fasten?

Singular

1st person did I fasten?

2nd person did you fasten?

3rd person did he/she/it fasten?

Plural

1st person did we fasten?

2nd person did you fasten?

3rd person did they fasten?

Negative question didn't I fasten?

Singular

1st person didn't I fasten? did I not fasten?

2nd person didn't you fasten? did you not fasten?

3rd person didn't he/she/it fasten? did he/she/it not fasten?

Plural

1st person didn't we fasten? did we not fasten?

2nd person didn't you fasten? did you not fasten?

3rd person didn't they fasten? did they not fasten?

Future I'll fasten

Positive I'll fasten

Singular

1st person I'll fasten I will fasten

2nd person you'll fasten you will fasten

3rd person he/she/it'll fasten he/she/it will fasten

Plural

1st person we'll fasten we will fasten

2nd person you'll fasten you will fasten

3rd person they'll fasten they will fasten

Negative I won't fasten

Singular

1st person I won't fasten I will not fasten

2nd person you won't fasten you will not fasten

3rd person he/she/it won't fasten he/she/it will not fasten

Plural

1st person we won't fasten we will not fasten

2nd person you won't fasten you will not fasten

3rd person they won't fasten they will not fasten

Question will I fasten?

Singular

1st person will I fasten?

2nd person will you fasten?

3rd person will he/she/it fasten?

Plural

1st person will we fasten?

2nd person will you fasten?

3rd person will they fasten?

Negative question won't I fasten?

Singular

1st person won't I fasten? will I not fasten?

2nd person won't you fasten? will you not fasten?

3rd person won't he/she/it fasten? will he/she/it not fasten?

Plural

1st person won't we fasten? will we not fasten?

2nd person won't you fasten? will you not fasten?

3rd person won't they fasten? will they not fasten?

Conditional I'd fasten

Positive I'd fasten

Singular

1st person I'd fasten I would fasten

2nd person you'd fasten you would fasten

3rd person he/she/it'd fasten he/she/it would fasten

Plural

1st person we'd fasten we would fasten

2nd person you'd fasten you would fasten

3rd person they'd fasten they would fasten

Negative I wouldn't fasten

Singular

1st person I wouldn't fasten I would not fasten

2nd person you wouldn't fasten you would not fasten

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't fasten he/she/it would not fasten

Plural

1st person we wouldn't fasten we would not fasten

2nd person you wouldn't fasten you would not fasten

3rd person they wouldn't fasten they would not fasten

Question would I fasten?

Singular

1st person would I fasten?

2nd person would you fasten?

3rd person would he/she/it fasten?

Plural

1st person would we fasten?

2nd person would you fasten?

3rd person would they fasten?

Negative question wouldn't I fasten?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I fasten? would I not fasten?

2nd person wouldn't you fasten? would you not fasten?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it fasten? would he/she/it not fasten?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we fasten? would we not fasten?

2nd person wouldn't you fasten? would you not fasten?

3rd person wouldn't they fasten? would they not fasten?

Present continuous I'm fastening

Positive I'm fastening

Singular

1st person I'm fastening I am fastening

2nd person you're fastening you are fastening

3rd person he/she/it's fastening he/she/it is fastening

Plural

1st person we're fastening we are fastening

2nd person you're fastening you are fastening

3rd person they're fastening they are fastening

Negative I'm not fastening

Singular

1st person I'm not fastening I am not fastening

2nd person you aren't fastening you're not fastening you are not fastening

3rd person he/she/it isn't fastening he/she/it's not fastening he/she/it is not fastening

Plural

1st person we aren't fastening we're not fastening we are not fastening

2nd person you aren't fastening you're not fastening you are not fastening

3rd person they aren't fastening they're not fastening they are not fastening

Question am I fastening?

Singular

1st person am I fastening?

2nd person are you fastening?

3rd person is he/she/it fastening?

Plural

1st person are we fastening?

2nd person are you fastening?

3rd person are they fastening?

Negative question aren't I fastening?

Singular

1st person aren't I fastening? am I not fastening?

2nd person aren't you fastening? are you not fastening?

3rd person isn't he/she/it fastening? is he/she/it not fastening?

Plural

1st person aren't we fastening? are we not fastening?

2nd person aren't you fastening? are you not fastening?

3rd person aren't they fastening? are they not fastening?

Past continuous I was fastening

Positive I was fastening

Singular

1st person I was fastening

2nd person you were fastening

3rd person he/she/it was fastening

Plural

1st person we were fastening

2nd person you were fastening

3rd person they were fastening

Negative I wasn't fastening

Singular

1st person I wasn't fastening I was not fastening

2nd person you weren't fastening you were not fastening

3rd person he/she/it wasn't fastening he/she/it was not fastening

Plural

1st person we weren't fastening we were not fastening

2nd person you weren't fastening you were not fastening

3rd person they weren't fastening they were not fastening

Question was I fastening?

Singular

1st person was I fastening?

2nd person were you fastening?

3rd person was he/she/it fastening?

Plural

1st person were we fastening?

2nd person were you fastening?

3rd person were they fastening?

Negative question wasn't I fastening?

Singular

1st person wasn't I fastening? was I not fastening?

2nd person weren't you fastening? were you not fastening?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it fastening? was he/she/it not fastening?

Plural

1st person weren't we fastening? were we not fastening?

2nd person weren't you fastening? were you not fastening?

3rd person weren't they fastening? were they not fastening?

Future continuous I'll be fastening

Positive I'll be fastening

Singular

1st person I'll be fastening I will be fastening

2nd person you'll be fastening you will be fastening

3rd person he/she/it'll be fastening he/she/it will be fastening

Plural

1st person we'll be fastening we will be fastening

2nd person you'll be fastening you will be fastening

3rd person they'll be fastening they will be fastening

Negative I won't be fastening

Singular

1st person I won't be fastening I will not be fastening

2nd person you won't be fastening you will not be fastening

3rd person he/she/it won't be fastening he/she/it will not be fastening

Plural

1st person we won't be fastening we will not be fastening

2nd person you won't be fastening you will not be fastening

3rd person they won't be fastening they will not be fastening

Question will I be fastening?

Singular

1st person will I be fastening?

2nd person will you be fastening?

3rd person will he/she/it be fastening?

Plural

1st person will we be fastening?

2nd person will you be fastening?

3rd person will they be fastening?

Negative question won't I be fastening?

Singular

1st person won't I be fastening? will I not be fastening?

2nd person won't you be fastening? will you not be fastening?

3rd person won't he/she/it be fastening? will he/she/it not be fastening?

Plural

1st person won't we be fastening? will we not be fastening?

2nd person won't you be fastening? will you not be fastening?

3rd person won't they be fastening? will they not be fastening?

Conditional continuous I'd be fastening

Positive I'd be fastening

Singular

1st person I'd be fastening I would be fastening

2nd person you'd be fastening you would be fastening

3rd person he/she/it'd be fastening he/she/it would be fastening

Plural

1st person we'd be fastening we would be fastening

2nd person you'd be fastening you would be fastening

3rd person they'd be fastening they would be fastening

Negative I wouldn't be fastening

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be fastening I would not be fastening

2nd person you wouldn't be fastening you would not be fastening

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be fastening he/she/it would not be fastening

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be fastening we would not be fastening

2nd person you wouldn't be fastening you would not be fastening

3rd person they wouldn't be fastening they would not be fastening

Question would I be fastening?

Singular

1st person would I be fastening?

2nd person would you be fastening?

3rd person would he/she/it be fastening?

Plural

1st person would we be fastening?

2nd person would you be fastening?

3rd person would they be fastening?

Negative question wouldn't I be fastening?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be fastening? would I not be fastening?

2nd person wouldn't you be fastening? would you not be fastening?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be fastening? would he/she/it not be fastening?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be fastening? would we not be fastening?

2nd person wouldn't you be fastening? would you not be fastening?

3rd person wouldn't they be fastening? would they not be fastening?

Present perfect I've fastened

Positive I've fastened

Singular

1st person I've fastened I have fastened

2nd person you've fastened you have fastened

3rd person he/she/it's fastened he/she/it has fastened

Plural

1st person we've fastened we have fastened

2nd person you've fastened you have fastened

3rd person they've fastened they have fastened

Negative I haven't fastened

Singular

1st person I haven't fastened I have not fastened

2nd person you haven't fastened you have not fastened

3rd person he/she/it hasn't fastened he/she/it has not fastened

Plural

1st person we haven't fastened we have not fastened

2nd person you haven't fastened you have not fastened

3rd person they haven't fastened they have not fastened

Question have I fastened?

Singular

1st person have I fastened?

2nd person have you fastened?

3rd person has he/she/it fastened?

Plural

1st person have we fastened?

2nd person have you fastened?

3rd person have they fastened?

Negative question haven't I fastened?

Singular

1st person haven't I fastened? have I not fastened?

2nd person haven't you fastened? have you not fastened?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it fastened? has he/she/it not fastened?

Plural

1st person haven't we fastened? have we not fastened?

2nd person haven't you fastened? have you not fastened?

3rd person haven't they fastened? have they not fastened?

Past perfect I had fastened

Positive I had fastened

Singular

1st person I had fastened

2nd person you had fastened

3rd person he/she/it had fastened

Plural

1st person we had fastened

2nd person you had fastened

3rd person they had fastened

Negative I hadn't fastened

Singular

1st person I hadn't fastened I had not fastened

2nd person you hadn't fastened you had not fastened

3rd person he/she/it hadn't fastened he/she/it had not fastened

Plural

1st person we hadn't fastened we had not fastened

2nd person you hadn't fastened you had not fastened

3rd person they hadn't fastened they had not fastened

Question had I fastened?

Singular

1st person had I fastened?

2nd person had you fastened?

3rd person had he/she/it fastened?

Plural

1st person had we fastened?

2nd person had you fastened?

3rd person had they fastened?

Negative question hadn't I fastened?

Singular

1st person hadn't I fastened? had I not fastened?

2nd person hadn't you fastened? had you not fastened?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it fastened? had he/she/it not fastened?

Plural

1st person hadn't we fastened? had we not fastened?

2nd person hadn't you fastened? had you not fastened?

3rd person hadn't they fastened? had they not fastened?

Future perfect I'll have fastened

Positive I'll have fastened

Singular

1st person I'll have fastened I will have fastened

2nd person you'll have fastened you will have fastened

3rd person he/she/it'll have fastened he/she/it will have fastened

Plural

1st person we'll have fastened we will have fastened

2nd person you'll have fastened you will have fastened

3rd person they'll have fastened they will have fastened

Negative I won't have fastened

Singular

1st person I won't have fastened I will not have fastened

2nd person you won't have fastened you will not have fastened

3rd person he/she/it won't have fastened he/she/it will not have fastened

Plural

1st person we won't have fastened we will not have fastened

2nd person you won't have fastened you will not have fastened

3rd person they won't have fastened they will not have fastened

Question +'ll I have fastened?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have fastened? will I have fastened?

2nd person +'ll you have fastened? will you have fastened?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have fastened? will he/she/it have fastened?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have fastened? will we have fastened?

2nd person +'ll you have fastened? will you have fastened?

3rd person +'ll they have fastened? will they have fastened?

Negative question won't I have fastened?

Singular

1st person won't I have fastened? will I not have fastened?

2nd person won't you have fastened? will you not have fastened?

3rd person won't he/she/it have fastened? will he/she/it not have fastened?

Plural

1st person won't we have fastened? will we not have fastened?

2nd person won't you have fastened? will you not have fastened?

3rd person won't they have fastened? will they not have fastened?

Conditional perfect I'd have fastened

Positive I'd have fastened

Singular

1st person I'd have fastened I would have fastened

2nd person you'd have fastened you would have fastened

3rd person he/she/it'd have fastened he/she/it would have fastened

Plural

1st person we'd have fastened we would have fastened

2nd person you'd have fastened you would have fastened

3rd person they'd have fastened they would have fastened

Negative I wouldn't have fastened

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have fastened I would not have fastened

2nd person you wouldn't have fastened you would not have fastened

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have fastened he/she/it would not have fastened

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have fastened we would not have fastened

2nd person you wouldn't have fastened you would not have fastened

3rd person they wouldn't have fastened they would not have fastened

Question would I have fastened?

Singular

1st person would I have fastened?

2nd person would you have fastened?

3rd person would he/she/it have fastened?

Plural

1st person would we have fastened?

2nd person would you have fastened?

3rd person would they have fastened?

Negative question wouldn't I have fastened?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have fastened? would I not have fastened?

2nd person wouldn't you have fastened? would you not have fastened?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have fastened? would he/she/it not have fastened?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have fastened? would we not have fastened?

2nd person wouldn't you have fastened? would you not have fastened?

3rd person wouldn't they have fastened? would they not have fastened?

Imperative fasten!

Positive

you fasten!

we let's fasten!

Negative

you don't fasten!

we let's not fasten!

Examples fasten examples

How do I use fasten in a sentence?

Simple sentences

As the plane was approaching turbulence, the pilot asked the passengers aboard the plane to fasten their seat belts.

The driver advised us to fasten our seat belts.

Fasten the rope to the tree.

Fasten your seat belt, please.

Please fasten your seat belt.

Fasten your seat belt.

This clasp won't fasten.

This window won't fasten.

Don't forget to fasten your safety belts.

In North America it is against the law to fail to fasten your seatbelt.

You must fasten your seat belts during take-off.

Fasten your seat belt when you drive.

Fasten your seat belts.

She advised him to fasten his seat belt.

Fasten your seat belt while driving.

Fasten your seatbelt.

Movie subtitles

I can't fasten you to anything!

I noticed a window wasn't closed, and I came up to see if I could fasten it.

FASTEN YOUR SAFETY BELTS-- MIGHT BE A ROUGH LANDING.

And he will fasten on it and drain it dry, just as he did his homeland.

Wewilllandinfour minutes. Fasten your safety belts please.

Fasten your safety belts please.

Come in here and fasten me up.

Fasten?

Fasten your seat belts, gentlemen.

Fasten a line astern and we'll pull her off.

Fasten your seat belts, please.

Let me fasten the end of this.

All women and children for lifeboat number six, fasten your lifebelts, please.

Fasten your life jacket, madam.

Here, fasten this to your pommel. Ride down there and drag this bush behind it, understand?

Fasten this.

Fasten your belt.

Fasten the safety belts, and I'll try to find an open space.

You tricked me into giving you three days. You fasten on to the first girl you meet. - And who knows what you told her?

You'll be all right by the time you fasten your seat belt.

Fasten your seatbelts, please.

Fasten your safety belts.

Oh, thank you. - Fasten your safety belt, please.

You'll go back to your seat and fasten your safety belt for the landing, won't you?

Can you fasten it?

I couldn't fasten a dying man onto you.

I noticed that a window wasn't closed and I came up to see - if I could fasten it.

Well, you'd better fasten your safety belts.

Fasten your seat belts. It's going to be a bumpy night.

Fasten your safety belts and ready for takeoff.

Here. Let me fasten the end of this.

Will you help me fasten it, Aunt Monica?

Fasten your seat belts. Take off your coats.

Will you fasten your seat belt, please?

Willi, fasten his gloves!

Fasten your seat belts.

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