fasten

Meaning

1. (ambitransitive) To attach or connect in a secure manner.
2. To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to land.

Synonyms

tie

bind

tie up

attach

fix

secure

connect

tighten

stick

affix

join

pin

make fast

lock

🔒

link

🔗

tether

clasp

hook

🪝

determine

hitch

tie on

nail

moor

chain

button

set

peg

clip

strengthen

hang

seal

🦭

fetter

associate

bond

close

paste

mount

appoint

unite

clamp

🗜️

apply

knot

🪢

catch

strap

restrain

bolt

confine

manacle

batten

reinforce

Translations

attacher

befestigen

fixer

lier

🔗

atar

vastmaken

fijar

binden

bağlamak

sujetar

atar

fixar

relier

fixeren

vastbinden

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɑːsən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: fastenen

Inherited from Old English: fæstnian

In summary

From Middle English fastenen, from Old English fæstnian, from Proto-West Germanic *fastinōn (“to secure, fasten”). Equivalent to fast + -en.