fasten
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English fastenen, from Old English fæstnian, from Proto-Germanic *fastinōną (“to secure, fasten”), from *fastuz (“fixed, secure”), equivalent to fast + -en.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɑːsən/, /ˈfɑːsn̩/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfæsən/, /ˈfæsn̩/
Audio (US) (file)
Verb[edit]
fasten (third-person singular simple present fastens, present participle fastening, simple past and past participle fastened)
- (transitive, intransitive) To attach or connect in a secure manner.
- The sailor fastened the boat to the dock with a half-hitch.
- Fasten your seatbelts!
- Can you fasten these boards together with some nails?
- Jonathan Swift
- The words Whig and Tory have been pressed to the service of many successions of parties, with very different ideas fastened to them.
- To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to land.
- to fasten a blow
- Shakespeare
- if I can fasten but one cup upon him
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
terms related to fasten (verb)
Translations[edit]
to attach or connect in a secure manner
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Anagrams[edit]
German[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Middle High German vasten, from Old High German fastēn, from Proto-Germanic *fastijaną.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
fasten (third-person singular simple present fastet, past tense fastete, past participle gefastet, auxiliary haben)
- to fast
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of fasten
infinitive | fasten | ||||
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present participle | fastend | ||||
past participle | gefastet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
present | ich faste | wir fasten | i | ich faste | wir fasten |
du fastest | ihr fastet | du fastest | ihr fastet | ||
er fastet | sie fasten | er faste | sie fasten | ||
preterite | ich fastete | wir fasteten | ii | ich fastete | wir fasteten |
du fastetest | ihr fastetet | du fastetest | ihr fastetet | ||
er fastete | sie fasteten | er fastete | sie fasteten | ||
imperative | faste (du) | fastet (ihr) |
Composed forms of fasten
perfect | |||||
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indicative | ich habe gefastet | wir haben gefastet | subjunctive | ich habe gefastet | wir haben gefastet |
du hast gefastet | ihr habt gefastet | du habest gefastet | ihr habet gefastet | ||
er hat gefastet | sie haben gefastet | er habe gefastet | sie haben gefastet | ||
pluperfect | |||||
indicative | ich hatte gefastet | wir hatten gefastet | subjunctive | ich hätte gefastet | wir hätten gefastet |
du hattest gefastet | ihr hattet gefastet | du hättest gefastet | ihr hättet gefastet | ||
er hatte gefastet | sie hatten gefastet | er hätte gefastet | sie hätten gefastet | ||
future i | |||||
infinitive | fasten werden | subjunctive i | ich werde fasten | wir werden fasten | |
du werdest fasten | ihr werdet fasten | ||||
er werde fasten | sie werden fasten | ||||
indicative | ich werde fasten | wir werden fasten | subjunctive ii | ich würde fasten | wir würden fasten |
du wirst fasten | ihr werdet fasten | du würdest fasten | ihr würdet fasten | ||
er wird fasten | sie werden fasten | er würde fasten | sie würden fasten | ||
future ii | |||||
infinitive | gefastet haben werden | subjunctive i | ich werde gefastet haben | wir werden gefastet haben | |
du werdest gefastet haben | ihr werdet gefastet haben | ||||
er werde gefastet haben | sie werden gefastet haben | ||||
indicative | ich werde gefastet haben | wir werden gefastet haben | subjunctive ii | ich würde gefastet haben | wir würden gefastet haben |
du wirst gefastet haben | ihr werdet gefastet haben | du würdest gefastet haben | ihr würdet gefastet haben | ||
er wird gefastet haben | sie werden gefastet haben | er würde gefastet haben | sie würden gefastet haben |
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
fasten
- First-person plural preterite of fasen.
- Third-person plural preterite of fasen.
- First-person plural subjunctive II of fasen.
- Third-person plural subjunctive II of fasen.
Further reading[edit]
- fasten in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
fasten m, f
Old High German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *fastijaną, whence also Old English fæstan, Old Norse fasta
Verb[edit]
fastēn
- to fast
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of fastēn (weak class 3)
infinitive | fastēn | |
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indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | fastem | fasteta |
2nd person singular | fastes | fastetos |
3rd person singular | fastet | fasteta |
1st person plural | fastem, fastemes | fastetum, fastetumes |
2nd person plural | fastet | fastetut |
3rd person plural | fastent | fastetun |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | faste | fasteti |
2nd person singular | fastes | fastetis |
3rd person singular | faste | fasteti |
1st person plural | fastem, fastemes | fastetim, fastetimes |
2nd person plural | fastet | fastetit |
3rd person plural | fasten | fastetin |
imperative | present | |
singular | faste | |
plural | fastet | |
participle | present | past |
fastenti | gifastet |
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