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vastmaken — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • affix noun A bound morpheme attached to a word's stem, for example a prefix or a suffix.
  • append verb (archaic) To hang something from a string or similar so that it dangles.
  • 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 attached to a word's stem, for example a prefix or a suffix.
  2. noun Something attached or added on.
  3. noun (maths) The complex number that corresponds to a point on the Gauss plane.
  4. noun A small decorative detail, such as a figure or flower, added to an object or building.

append — full definition

  1. verb (archaic) To hang something from a string or similar so that it dangles.
  2. verb To add something extra onto the main item.
  3. verb (computing) To add extra information onto the end of an existing file, string, or similar.
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