Term Gallery logo

Meanings of fasten in English

Portuguese
aferrolhar
Catalan
lligar
Spanish
sujetar

To make something fixed or stable; to cause to be firmly attached.

aferrolhar
Portuguese
estreitar
Catalan
estirar
Spanish
apretar

Make tight or tighter.

estreitar

To confine by any ligature.

Usage of fasten in English
1
To fasten mass transfer rate, microcapsules with relatively smaller size are desired.
Pubmed
2
Then she stood for her mother to fasten it in the back.
The Shoulders of Atlas: A Novel
3
The chain of Kilydd Canhastyr to fasten the collar to the leash.
The Mabinogion
4
And he went to work to fasten the feathers in his tower.
Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
5
And then his eagerness to fasten the crime on the mysterious woman.
The Loudwater Mystery
6
Then we must fasten up the knocker and take off the bell.
Through the Fray: A Tale of the Luddite Riots
7
Notch the runners and fasten them to the posts with flat-head screws.
Mission Furniture: How to Make It, Part 2
8
Jondalar and Ayla used some to fasten the planks across the poles.
The Land of Painted Caves
9
The sleeves fasten at the wrist by a button of silk cord.
Modern Persia
10
When the canner has been filled fasten the opposite clamps moderately tight.
Every Step in Canning: The Cold-Pack Method
11
He wanted to dart in and fasten his teeth in Baree's jugular.
Baree, Son of Kazan
12
Bring up the mule, and help me fasten the chest upon him.
The Golden Fleece: A Romance
13
It would be easy to fasten the murder of K-19 on him.
The Apartment Next Door
14
He will fasten upon her in order to be rude to me.
Notes from the Underground
15
Mitch thought, ducking in behind the mules to fasten the trace chains.
Big city girl
16
A little brooch would be the proper thing to fasten it with.
Grandmother Dear: A Book for Boys and Girls
About this term
More collocations
Translations for fasten
Fasten through the time
Fasten across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common