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fastened

Syllables: fast·enedUK/ˈfɑːsn̩d//ˈfæsn̩d/

fastened is the simple past and past participle of fasten.

Meaning of fasten

Verb

fasten (third-person singular simple present fastens, present participle fastening, simple past and past participle fastened)

  1. (ambitransitive) To attach or connect in a secure manner.
    • The sailor fastened the boat to the dock with a half-hitch.
  2. To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to land.
    • to fasten a blow

Words formed from fastened

Phrases with fastened

Questions about fastened

What is fastened the simple past and past participle of?
Fastened is the simple past and past participle of fasten.
How do you pronounce fastened?
Fastened is pronounced /ˈfɑːsn̩d/ (UK).

Words near fastened in the dictionary

  1. fasted
  2. fasten
  3. fasten down
  4. fasten up
  5. fastenable
  6. fastened
  7. fastened down
  8. fastened up
  9. fastener
  10. fasteners
  11. fastenest

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fastened (page history and authors); fasten (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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