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unfastens

unfastens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unfasten.

Meaning of unfasten

Verb

unfasten (third-person singular simple present unfastens, present participle unfastening, simple past and past participle unfastened)

  1. (transitive) To detach from any connecting agency or link; to disconnect.
    • He doth unfasten so and shake a friend.c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...
  2. (intransitive) To come unloosed or untied.

Questions about unfastens

What is unfastens the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Unfastens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unfasten.

Words near unfastens in the dictionary

  1. unfastenable
  2. unfastened
  3. unfastener
  4. unfasteners
  5. unfastening
  6. unfastens
  7. unfastidious
  8. unfastidiously
  9. unfastidiousness
  10. unfasting
  11. unfastness

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