Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to fasten
Participle: fastened
Gerund: fastening
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | fasten |
| you | fasten |
| he;she;it | fastens |
| we | fasten |
| you | fasten |
| they | fasten |
Perfect
| I | have fastened |
| you | have fastened |
| he;she;it | has fastened |
| we | have fastened |
| you | have fastened |
| they | have fastened |
Past
| I | fastened |
| you | fastened |
| he;she;it | fastened |
| we | fastened |
| you | fastened |
| they | fastened |
Pluperfect
| I | had fastened |
| you | had fastened |
| he;she;it | had fastened |
| we | had fastened |
| you | had fastened |
| they | had fastened |
Future
| I | will fasten |
| you | will fasten |
| he;she;it | will fasten |
| we | will fasten |
| you | will fasten |
| they | will fasten |
Future Perfect
| I | will have fastened |
| you | will have fastened |
| he;she;it | will have fastened |
| we | will have fastened |
| you | will have fastened |
| they | will have fastened |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | fasten |
| you | fasten |
| he;she;it | fasten |
| we | fasten |
| you | fasten |
| they | fasten |
Perfect
| I | have fastened |
| you | have fastened |
| he;she;it | have fastened |
| we | have fastened |
| you | have fastened |
| they | have fastened |
Imperfect
| I | fastened |
| you | fastened |
| he;she;it | fastened |
| we | fastened |
| you | fastened |
| they | fastened |
Pluperfect
| I | had fastened |
| you | had fastened |
| he;she;it | had fastened |
| we | had fastened |
| you | had fastened |
| they | had fastened |
Conditional
Present
| I | would fasten |
| you | would fasten |
| he;she;it | would fasten |
| we | would fasten |
| you | would fasten |
| they | would fasten |
Perfect
| I | would have fastened |
| you | would have fastened |
| he;she;it | would have fastened |
| we | would have fastened |
| you | would have fastened |
| they | would have fastened |
Imperative
| you | fasten |
| we | Let's fasten |
| you | fasten |
Verbs conjugated like 'fasten'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'fasten'
fatten,
hasten,
vasten,
wasten,
ashen,
astun,
basen,
baste,
batten,
chasten,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- attach
- affix, bind, clamp, clasp, clinch, connect, fix, hook
Antonyms
- attach
- detach, disconnect, disjoin, separate
Additional Information
Etymology
From Middle English fastenen, from Old English fæstnian, from Proto-West Germanic *fastinōn (“to secure, fasten”). Equivalent to fast + -en. See: Old English '
fæstnian'.
Verbs referencing "fasten"
Sranan
fasi.
Sample Sentences
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[...] latter, sits a man of sixty; reading. He looks up for a moment; gives an impatient dogged shake; and fixes his eyes upon his book again. As we withdraw our heads, the door closes on him, and is fastened as before. This man has murdered his wife, and will probably be hanged.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ Now ! ” said Haley, pushing his three purchases together, and producing a bundle of handcuffs, which he proceeded to put on their wrists; and fastening each handcuff to a long chain, he drove them before him to the jail.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)