fasten (onto)

  • 1fasten onto — 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… …

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  • 3fasten — 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 …

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  • 4fasten 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… …

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  • 5fasten upon — 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… …

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  • 6fasten — 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 …

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  • 7fasten — v. (D; tr.) to fasten onto, to * * * [ fɑːs(ə)n] to (D; tr.) to fasten onto …

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  • 8fasten — [[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 …

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  • 9fasten */ — 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… …

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  • 10fasten — 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… …

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