Fastening — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

the act of fastening things together

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈæsənɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈasənɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈasənɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈæsənɪŋ/.

Examples

fasten the lock onto the door
she fixed her gaze on the man
This dress fastens in the back

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fastener attachment holdfast fix fixing fasten tighten secure

Antonyms

unfasten

Parts of Speech

noun	restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
noun	the act of fastening things together
verb	cause to be firmly attached “fasten the lock onto the door”
verb	become fixed or fastened “This dress fastens in the back”
verb	attach to “They fastened various nicknames to each other”
verb	make tight or tighter “Tighten the wire”

Word Forms

fasten	verb	cause to be firmly attached
hold fast	verb	stick to firmly
attach	verb	cause to be attached
fastener	noun	a person who fastens or makes fast
fastening	noun	the act of fastening things together
fixture	noun	the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
tightening	noun	the act of making something tighter

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Befestigung

Fessel, die an etwas befestigt wird oder etwas an Ort und Stelle hält

🇫🇷French

fixation

dispositif de retenue qui s'attache à quelque chose ou maintient quelque chose en place

🇪🇸Spanish

fijación

restricción que se adhiere a algo o mantiene algo en su lugar

🇮🇹Italian

fissaggio

sistema di ritenuta che si attacca a qualcosa o tiene qualcosa in posizione

🇳🇱Dutch

bevestiging

terughoudendheid die ergens aan vastzit of iets op zijn plaats houdt

🇵🇹Portuguese

fixação

restrição que se prende a algo ou mantém algo no lugar

🇷🇺Russian

крепление

ограничение, которое прикрепляется к чему-либо или удерживает что-либо на месте

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बांधना

वह संयम जो किसी चीज़ से जुड़ता है या किसी चीज़ को अपनी जगह पर रखता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বন্ধন

সংযম যা কিছুকে সংযুক্ত করে বা কিছুকে জায়গায় রাখে

🇮🇳Tamil

கட்டுதல்

எதையாவது இணைக்கும் அல்லது எதையாவது இடத்தில் வைத்திருக்கும் கட்டுப்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

బందు

నిగ్రహం ఏదో ఒకదానితో జతచేయబడుతుంది లేదా ఏదో ఒక స్థానంలో ఉంచుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

फास्टनिंग

संयम जो एखाद्या गोष्टीला जोडतो किंवा काहीतरी जागी ठेवतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફાસ્ટનિંગ

સંયમ જે કોઈ વસ્તુને જોડે છે અથવા કંઈક સ્થાને રાખે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜೋಡಿಸುವುದು

ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಜೋಡಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಹಿಡಿದಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಸಂಯಮ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉറപ്പിക്കുന്നു

സംയമനം എന്തെങ്കിലുമായി ബന്ധിപ്പിക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ എന്തെങ്കിലും സ്ഥലത്ത് സൂക്ഷിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੰਨ੍ਹਣਾ

ਸੰਜਮ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਥਾਂ ਤੇ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

باندھنا

پابندی جو کسی چیز سے منسلک ہوتی ہے یا کسی چیز کو جگہ پر رکھتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

紧固

附着在某物上或将某物固定在适当位置的约束

🇯🇵Japanese

締め付け

何かに取り付けたり、何かを所定の位置に保持したりする拘束

🇰🇷Korean

죔

무언가에 부착되거나 무언가를 제자리에 고정하는 구속 장치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

buộc chặt

sự kiềm chế gắn vào một cái gì đó hoặc giữ một cái gì đó tại chỗ

🇹🇭Thai

การยึด

ความยับยั้งชั่งใจที่ยึดติดกับบางสิ่งบางอย่างหรือยึดบางสิ่งบางอย่างไว้กับที่

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengancing

pengekangan yang melekat pada sesuatu atau menahan sesuatu pada tempatnya

🇵🇭Filipino

pangkabit

pagpigil na nakakabit sa isang bagay o humahawak ng isang bagay sa lugar

🇲🇾Malay

pengancing

sekatan yang melekat pada sesuatu atau memegang sesuatu di tempatnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إبزيم

ضبط النفس الذي يعلق على شيء أو يحمل شيئا في مكانه

🇮🇷Persian

بست

مهاری که به چیزی می چسبد یا چیزی را در جای خود نگه می دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

sabitleme

bir şeye bağlanan veya bir şeyi yerinde tutan kısıtlama

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַהְדֵק

איפוק שמתחבר למשהו או מחזיק משהו במקום

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