FASTEN ON/UPON (SOMETHING)

Meaning of FASTEN ON/UPON (SOMETHING) in English

fasten on/upon something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ fasten )

to give particular attention to something because you think it is important or interesting:

My mother fastened on the word ‘unsafe’.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

UPON — sur; concernent(e), pri. IMMEDIATELY ~: che, a
English interlingue dictionary
FASTEN — fixar, ligar, serrar; (a dress) agraffar
English interlingue dictionary
UPON — diha
English-Visayan vocabulary
UPON — I. preposition Date: 12th century on , II. adverb Date: 13th century on the surface ; on it, thereafter , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UPON — I. ə|pȯn, ə|pän, ə(|)pən sometimes ˌə|p- preposition Etymology: Middle English uppon, upon, from uppe & up up + on, preposition …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FASTEN — I. ˈfas ə n, -aas-, -ais-, -ȧs- verb ( fastened ; fastened ; fastening -s( ə )niŋ ; fastens ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UPON — (prep.) On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Английский словарь Webster
FASTEN — (a.) To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to lay on; as, to fasten a blow.
Английский словарь Webster
FASTEN — (a.) To cause to hold together or to something else; to attach or unite firmly; to cause to cleave to …
Английский словарь Webster
FASTEN — (a.) To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a …
Английский словарь Webster
UPON — ( prep. ) On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UPON — /euh pon", euh pawn"/ , prep. 1. up and on; upward so as to get or be on: He climbed …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FASTEN — /fas"euhn, fah"seuhn/ , v.t. 1. to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else. 2. to make …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UPON — prep. on, atop
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UPON — I. ə-ˈpȯn, -ˈpän preposition Date: 12th century : on II. ə-ˈpȯn, -ˈpän adverb Date: 13th century 1. obsolete : on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FASTEN — verb ( fas·tened ; fas·ten·ing ˈfas-niŋ, ˈfa-s ə n-iŋ) Etymology: Middle English fastnen, from Old English fæstnian to make fast; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UPON — prep on; used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Webster English vocab
FASTEN — adj to cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to lay on; as, to fasten a blow. 2. …
Webster English vocab
UPON — ■ preposition more formal term for on . Origin ME: from up + on , suggested by ON upp á …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FASTEN — [fas.ten] vb fas.tened ; fas.ten.ing [ME fastnen, fr. OE faestnian to make fast; akin to OHG festinon to make fast, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UPON — upon BrE AmE ə ˈpɒn AmE \ ə ˈpɑːn -ˈpɔːn —There is also an occasional weak form əp ə n
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FASTEN — fasten BrE AmE ˈfɑːs ə n § ˈfæs- AmE ˈfæs ə n ▷ fasten|ed d ▷ fasten|ing ‿ɪŋ ▷ fasten|s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UPON — / əˈpɒn; NAmE əˈpɑːn/ preposition 1. ( formal , especially BrE ) = on : The decision was based upon …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FASTEN — / ˈfɑːsn; NAmE ˈfæsn/ verb 1. fasten (sth) (up) to close or join together the two parts of sth; to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPON — up ‧ on S2 W1 /əˈpɒn $ əˈpɑːn/ BrE AmE preposition formal [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Origin: up + on …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMETHING
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FASTEN — fas ‧ ten /ˈfɑːs ə n $ ˈfæ-/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: verb : ↑ fasten ≠ ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UPON — prep. = ON. ° Upon is sometimes more formal, and is preferred in once upon a time and upon my …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UPON — prep. = ON. ° Upon is sometimes more formal, and is preferred in once upon a time and upon my …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UPON — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FASTEN — ( fastens, fastening, fastened) 1. When you fasten something, you close it by means of buttons or a strap, or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPON — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UPON — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES border on/upon obsession (= be almost as extreme as an obsession ) ▪ Sometimes his …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FASTEN — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES fasten a button ▪ Small children can't fasten their own buttons. securely locked/fastened/attached/held etc ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UPON — preposition [slightly formal] - onThere was nothing upon the table but a few old plates.Upon her head she wore a …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMETHING — [pronoun] - an object, situation, quality or action which is not exactly known or statedThere's something sharp in my shoe.Something …
Cambridge English vocab
UPON — Synonyms and related words : about, above, after which, against, anent, apropos of, as for, as regards, as respects, as …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FASTEN
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FASTEN — v. Function: verb 1 to cause one thing to hold to another FF1C; fasten a feather to a hat FF1E; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FASTEN — verb 1. to cause one thing to hold to another fasten a feather to a hat Synonyms: affix, attach, fix, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FASTEN — verb ADVERB ▪ firmly , properly , securely , tightly ▪ We ~ed all the windows securely. ▪ up ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UPON — • ↑ on/upon receipt of
Longman Activator English vocab
FASTEN — See ↑ ATTACH 1, ↑ FASTEN/UNFASTEN 1, ↑ JOIN 1
Longman Activator English vocab
FASTEN — v. 1 attach, tie, bind, bond, stick, affix, anchor, fix, lock, hook (up), secure, join, connect, link, fuse, cement, clamp …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
UPON — {v. phr.} To latch onto. * /Whenever Herb is in a romantic mood, Irene seizes on it and starts talking …
Словарь английских идиом
UPON — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) = on 1. = on (часто является более книжным, однако в ряде случаев, приведенных ниже, употребляется …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMETHING — 1. мест.; неопред.; как сущ. кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь, что-то; до некоторой степени He is something of an artist. ≈ Он …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FASTEN — гл. 1) прикреплять, привязывать; связывать (to, on, upon - к; on, together, up) The visitor proceeded to fasten his horse …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UPON — upon.ogg əʹpɒn prep 1. = on II ( часто является более книжным, однако в ряде случаев, приведённых ниже, употребляется чаще, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOMETHING — something.ogg 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FASTEN — fasten.ogg ʹfɑ:s(ə)n v 1. 1> связывать, скреплять; завязывать to fasten shoe-laces - завязать шнурки (на обуви) to fasten one's hair …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
UPON — на dissocaite upon heating — диссоциировать при нагреве let us apply one triangle upon another — наложим один треугольник на другой touch upon …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
FASTEN — 1) закреплять 2) застёгивать 3) затвердевать; схватываться 4) зачаливать; зашвартовывать 5) приклеплять; скреплять; укреплять • fasten by anchor bolt — крепить анкерным болтом fasten by glueing — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
UPON — с upon my Sam! sl. - честное слово! work upon - влиять (на что-л.)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
UPON — prep 1. = on II ( часто является более книжным, однако в ряде случаев, приведённых ниже, употребляется чаще, чем on) …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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