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vastmaken — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • affix noun A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.
  • append verb To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended.
  • attach verb To fasten or connect one thing to another, physically or figuratively.
  • bend verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
  • dog noun A domesticated mammal (Canis familiaris) kept as a pet or working animal, closely related to wolves.
  • fasten verb To attach or close something securely.
  • tether noun A rope or chain that keeps an animal or object within a limited range while still allowing some movement.

Senses

vastmaken is used for these senses in English:

  • affix (transitive) To attach.
  • append (transitive) To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended
  • attach (transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
  • bend (transitive, nautical) To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.
  • dog (transitive, nautical) To fasten a hatch securely.
  • fasten (ambitransitive) To attach or connect in a secure manner.
  • tether (transitive) To restrict with, or as if with, a tether.

affix — full definition

  1. noun A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.
  2. noun That which is affixed; an appendage.
  3. noun The complex number a+bi associated with the point in the Gauss plane with coordinates (a,b).
  4. noun Any small feature, as a figure, a flower, or the like, added for ornament to a vessel or other utensil, to an architectural feature.

append — full definition

  1. verb To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended.
  2. verb To add, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex.
  3. verb To write more data to the end of a pre-existing file, string, or other object.

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