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fasten verb (fastened, fastening) 1 (also fasten up) to make something firmly closed or fixed. 2 to attach something to something else • fastened the rope to the mast. 3 intrans to become fastened. 4 to be capable of being fastened. fastener or fastening noun a device that fastens something; a clasp or catch.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon fæstnian.
fasten on or upon something 1 to concentrate on it eagerly; to dwell on it. 2 to focus (the eyes) on someone or something in a fixed or penetrating way. |
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