fasten
/ˈfæsən/
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Type
Verb
Meaning
To close, attach, or secure firmly using a latch, buckle, button, or other connector.
Please fasten your seatbelt before the plane begins its descent.
Does this jacket fasten with snaps or a zipper?
How it's used
This means “secure or attach something”
- fasten the latch
- fasten the strap securely
“fasten it.”
He fastened the rope securely around the post.
Collocations
- fasten a seatbelt
- fasten securely
- fasten a button
Idioms
fasten on
to pay close attention to one thing, often too much
Critics immediately fastened on the report's early mistakes.