Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to fasten sth up
Participle: fastened sth up
Gerund: fastening sth up
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | fasten sth up |
| you | fasten sth up |
| he;she;it | fastens sth up |
| we | fasten sth up |
| you | fasten sth up |
| they | fasten sth up |
Perfect
| I | have fastened sth up |
| you | have fastened sth up |
| he;she;it | has fastened sth up |
| we | have fastened sth up |
| you | have fastened sth up |
| they | have fastened sth up |
Past
| I | fastened sth up |
| you | fastened sth up |
| he;she;it | fastened sth up |
| we | fastened sth up |
| you | fastened sth up |
| they | fastened sth up |
Pluperfect
| I | had fastened sth up |
| you | had fastened sth up |
| he;she;it | had fastened sth up |
| we | had fastened sth up |
| you | had fastened sth up |
| they | had fastened sth up |
Future
| I | will fasten sth up |
| you | will fasten sth up |
| he;she;it | will fasten sth up |
| we | will fasten sth up |
| you | will fasten sth up |
| they | will fasten sth up |
Future Perfect
| I | will have fastened sth up |
| you | will have fastened sth up |
| he;she;it | will have fastened sth up |
| we | will have fastened sth up |
| you | will have fastened sth up |
| they | will have fastened sth up |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | fasten sth up |
| you | fasten sth up |
| he;she;it | fasten sth up |
| we | fasten sth up |
| you | fasten sth up |
| they | fasten sth up |
Perfect
| I | have fastened sth up |
| you | have fastened sth up |
| he;she;it | have fastened sth up |
| we | have fastened sth up |
| you | have fastened sth up |
| they | have fastened sth up |
Imperfect
| I | fastened sth up |
| you | fastened sth up |
| he;she;it | fastened sth up |
| we | fastened sth up |
| you | fastened sth up |
| they | fastened sth up |
Pluperfect
| I | had fastened sth up |
| you | had fastened sth up |
| he;she;it | had fastened sth up |
| we | had fastened sth up |
| you | had fastened sth up |
| they | had fastened sth up |
Conditional
Present
| I | would fasten sth up |
| you | would fasten sth up |
| he;she;it | would fasten sth up |
| we | would fasten sth up |
| you | would fasten sth up |
| they | would fasten sth up |
Perfect
| I | would have fastened sth up |
| you | would have fastened sth up |
| he;she;it | would have fastened sth up |
| we | would have fastened sth up |
| you | would have fastened sth up |
| they | would have fastened sth up |
Imperative
| you | fasten sth up |
| we | Let's fasten sth up |
| you | fasten sth up |
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)