refasten en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English fasten English refasten From re- + fasten.
Meanings
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(transitive) To fasten again.
They had to refasten their safety belts before the driver would continue.
The chain was removed. Lessingham and I entered. Then the door was refastened and the chain replaced.
1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| refastened | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| refastened | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| refastening | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| refastens | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |