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