Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To detach from any connecting agency or link; to disconnect.

    abschnallen, lösen, losmachen

    развя́зыватьrazvjázyvatʹ, развяза́тьrazvjazátʹ, расстёгиватьrasstjógivatʹ

  2. (intransitive)To come unloosed or untied.

    развя́зыватьсяrazvjázyvatʹsja, развяза́тьсяrazvjazátʹsja, расстёгиватьсяrasstjógivatʹsja

    become undone or untied

Examples

13 sentences
  1. Tom tried to unfasten his seatbelt.

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  2. Tom unfastened his seatbelt and got out of the car.

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  3. Tom pulled into the driveway, unfastened his seat belt and got out of the car.

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  4. Mary tried to unfasten her seatbelt.

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  5. He tried to unfasten his seatbelt.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to detach from any connecting agency or link — see also disconnect:
to come unloosed or untied:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to detach from any connecting agency or link — see also disconnect:

Origin

From un- + fasten.

From un- + fasten.

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Forms

unfastens, unfastening, unfastened, unfastened
Base formunfasten · to unfasten
3rd person singularunfastens
Present participleunfastening
Past simpleunfastened
Past participleunfastened

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyunfasten
he, she, itunfastens

Past simpleLesson

all personsunfastened

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave unfastened
he, she, ithas unfastened

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill unfasten

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Antonyms

7 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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