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fästa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • adhere verb To stick firmly to a surface.
  • attach verb To fasten or connect one thing to another, physically or figuratively.
  • bolt noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
  • fast adj Moving or able to move at high speed; quick.
  • fasten verb To attach or close something securely.
  • fasting noun Going without food, often for religious, spiritual, or health reasons.
  • fix verb To repair something that is broken or not working properly.
  • mind noun The part of a person responsible for thought, awareness, memory, and reasoning.
  • stick noun A thin piece of wood, especially a fallen branch or twig.
  • wire noun A thin, flexible strand of metal, used to carry electricity or for fastening, fencing, and similar purposes.

Senses

fästa is used for these senses in English:

  • adhere (intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
  • attach (transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
  • bolt (transitive) To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt.
  • fast (transitive, sciences) To cause (a person or animal) to abstain, especially from eating.
  • fasten (ambitransitive) To attach or connect in a secure manner.
  • fasting Abstinence from food, limiting caloric intake, for medical or health reasons, dieting.
  • fix (intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.
  • mind (chiefly, in the imperative) To pay attention or heed to so as to obey; hence to obey; to make sure, to take care (that). [from 17th c.]

adhere — full definition

  1. verb To stick firmly to a surface.
  2. verb To follow or comply with a rule, plan, or belief.

attach — full definition

  1. verb To fasten or connect one thing to another, physically or figuratively.
  2. verb To include a file along with an email or other digital message.
  3. verb To come into legal force or effect.
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