Complete Definition of "fasten"

English

Etymology
OE. fæstnian

Verb
en-verb

  1. To attach or connect in a secure manner

#:The sailor fastened the boat to the dock with a half-hitch.

Translations
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Czech: p�ipoutat
Dutch: t+|nl|vastmaken
French : attacher, fixer
Greek: t|el|δέν�|trdéno|scGrek

Category:English ergative verbs


German

Etymology
Old High German fast�n

Verb
fasten

  1. to fast

Related terms
Fasten
Fastnacht

Category:German verbs


Old High German

Etymology
Common Germanic *fastejan, whence also Old English fæstan, Old Norse fasta

Verb
fast�n

  1. to fast

Category:Old High German verbs

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