fasten

v., -tened, -ten·ing, -tens.

v.tr.

1. To attach firmly to something else, as by pinning or nailing.
2. 1. To make fast or secure.
   2. To close, as by fixing firmly in place.
3. To fix or direct steadily: fastened her gaze on the stranger.
4. To place; attribute: fastened the blame on the weather.
5. To impose (oneself) without welcome.

v.intr.

1. To become attached, fixed, or joined.
2. To take firm hold; cling fast: fasten on a notion.
3. To focus steadily; concentrate: All eyes fastened on the speaker.

[Middle English fastnen, from Old English fæstnian.]

fastener fas'ten·er n.

SYNONYMS   fasten, anchor, fix, moor, secure. These verbs mean to cause to remain firmly in position or place: fastened our seat belts; anchored the television antenna to the roof; fixed the flagpole in concrete; will moor the rowboat at the dock; secured the bolt after closing the door.

verb

1. To join one thing to another: affix, attach, clip², connect, couple, fix, moor, secure. See assemble/disassemble.
2. To make fast or firmly fixed, as by means of a cord or rope: bind, knot, secure, tie, tie up. See keep/release, tighten/loosen.
3. To make secure: anchor, catch, fix, moor, secure. Idioms: make fast. See move/halt.
4. To implant so deeply as to make change nearly impossible: embed, entrench, fix, infix, ingrain, lodge, root¹. See move/halt.
5. To ascribe (a misdeed or an error, for example) to: affix, assign, blame, fix, impute, pin on, place. See give/take/reciprocity.

v

Definition: make secure; join together
Antonyms: detach, disconnect, loosen, open, release, unchain, unfasten, unlink, unlock

---

IN BRIEF: To join or become joined.

Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night. — Bette Davis (1908-1989).

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fastgøre, fæstne, binde, knappe, hæfte
v. intr. - gribe fat, fokusere på

Nederlands (Dutch)
vastmaken, goed dichtmaken, (attentie) vestigen, vast gaan zitten, vastbijten

Français (French)
v. tr. - fixer, attacher, boutonner, boucler, agrafer, assurer, fixer sur (un regard), rejeter sur
v. intr. - s'attacher, se fixer, se fermer

Deutsch (German)
v. - zumachen, festmachen, befestigen, anhängen, sich schließen lassen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - στερεώνω/-ομαι, δένω, κουμπώνω/-ομαι, σφίγγω

Italiano (Italian)
fissare, allacciare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - apertar (cinto)

Русский (Russian)
завязывать, скреплять, привязывать, укреплять, запирать, застегивать, приписывать, ухватиться, придраться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - fijar, atar, sujetar, ligar, unir, abrochar, cerrar
v. intr. - fijarse, afirmarse, quedar cerrado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fästa, fästa (bildl.), fastna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
拴紧, 系, 使固定, 扣紧, 抓住

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 拴緊, 繫, 使固定
v. intr. - 扣緊, 抓住

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 단단히 고정시키다, 가두어 넣다, (옷을) 채우다, (별명을) 붙이다
v. intr. - 정착하다, 닫히다, 매달리다, 주의를 집중하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 固定する, 締める, 閉まる, 掛かる, 押し付ける, 付ける, 向ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يربط , يثبت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הידק, הדביק, הצמיד, סגר‬
v. intr. - ‮נרכס, נסגר‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.