🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

बाँधना

Pronunciation / Transliteration: baandhna

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fasten/ˈfæsn/
verbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"कृपया अपनी सीट बेल्ट बाँध लें।"

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To attach or secure something firmly in place.

    "Please fasten your seatbelt before the flight takes off."
  2. 2

    To make something secure or tight.

    "He used a strap to fasten the luggage to the roof rack."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'fasten' originates from the Old English 'fæstnian', which means to make fast or secure. It is derived from the Proto-Germanic '*fastwōną', which is related to the Old High German 'festnōn' and the Old Norse 'festa', indicating a historical evolution towards the meaning of securing or attaching something firmly.

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