fasten

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb cause to be firmly attached
  2. verb become fixed or fastened
  3. verb attach to

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

fix, secure

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