How Do You Spell UNFASTEN?

Pronunciation: [ʌnfˈasən] (IPA)

The word "unfasten" is spelled with the letters U-N-F-A-S-T-E-N. In phonetic transcription, it can be written as /ʌnˈfæsən/. The first syllable "un" is pronounced with a short "u" sound, followed by a stressed syllable with the short "a" sound. The "s" is pronounced with a voiced "z" sound due to the following vowel. The ending "en" is pronounced with a short "e" sound and a weak "n" sound. The word means to undo or loosen something that had been fastened.

UNFASTEN Meaning and Definition

1. To "unfasten" means to release, open or undo something that is securely attached or fastened. It refers to the act of removing or loosening a fastening or closure to free or separate objects or parts.

   The term typically implies the action of opening or undoing something that is locked, tied, zipped, buttoned, or otherwise secured in place. This can include unhooking or unclipping a latch, unbuttoning a garment, unzipping a zipper, undoing a knot or untwisting a cord, or any similar action that unbinds or separates objects from each other.

   "Unfasten" can also be used metaphorically to describe the act of allowing or permitting the release or freedom of something. For instance, one may talk about unfastening their emotions, unfastening their creativity, or unfastening their ideas, indicating a process of liberating or unleashing these aspects of themselves.

   The term is commonly used in various contexts, including clothing and accessories, luggage and bags, bindings and fastenings in mechanical and electronic devices, closures and fixtures in household and industrial settings, as well as metaphorical situations involving mental or emotional states.

2. To loose; to unbind; to untie.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for UNFASTEN

• unfoseen
• unfased
• unfastend
• unfaseted
• unfaasten
• unfasaten
• unfastn
• unfastenn
• unfastan
• unfasted
• unraste
• unfastes
• unbatten
• untastin
• uncagtes
• Unraoben
• unhastey
• unfastemd
• Unfastely
• unfassen
• unfassin
• Unfistes
• Unjaster
• unfasced
• unfascted
• Unwasteng
• Unfessten
• unfasenen
• unfaastene
• Unfaites
• Unfashend
• infastes
• Unfasee

Etymology of UNFASTEN

The word "unfasten" is a combination of the prefix "un-" and the verb "fasten".

The prefix "un-" in English is derived from Old English "un-", which has a negating or reversing effect on the following word. In this case, "un-" negates the action of "fasten".

The verb "fasten" comes from Old English "fæstnian", which means "to make firm, to secure, to attach". It has Germanic roots and is related to similar words in other Germanic languages, such as Middle Dutch "vastnen" and Old High German "fastinōn".

Overall, the etymology of "unfasten" is a combination of the negating prefix "un-" and the ancient Germanic verb "fasten", which collectively mean "to undo or release something that is fastened or secured".

Similar spelling words for UNFASTEN

• unfastening,
• INVSTGN,
• INVESTN,
• unfeasible,
• unfastener,
• unbiassed,
• unfastened,
• enfasten,
• unpassable,
• unfaceted,
• unbiased.

Conjugate verb Unfasten

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have unfastened

you would have unfastened

he/she/it would have unfastened

we would have unfastened

they would have unfastened

I would have unfasten

you would have unfasten

he/she/it would have unfasten

we would have unfasten

they would have unfasten

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been unfastening

you would have been unfastening

he/she/it would have been unfastening

we would have been unfastening

they would have been unfastening

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would unfasten

you would unfasten

he/she/it would unfasten

we would unfasten

they would unfasten

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be unfastening

you would be unfastening

he/she/it would be unfastening

we would be unfastening

they would be unfastening

FUTURE

I will unfasten

you will unfasten

he/she/it will unfasten

we will unfasten

they will unfasten

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be unfastening

you will be unfastening

he/she/it will be unfastening

we will be unfastening

they will be unfastening

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have unfastened

you will have unfastened

he/she/it will have unfastened

we will have unfastened

they will have unfastened

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been unfastening

you will have been unfastening

he/she/it will have been unfastening

we will have been unfastening

they will have been unfastening

IMPERATIVE

you unfasten

we let´s unfasten

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to unfasten

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was unfastening

you were unfastening

he/she/it was unfastening

we were unfastening

they were unfastening

PAST PARTICIPLE

unfastened

PAST PERFECT

I had unfastened

you had unfastened

he/she/it had unfastened

we had unfastened

they had unfastened

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been unfastening

you had been unfastening

he/she/it had been unfastening

we had been unfastening

they had been unfastening

PRESENT

I unfasten

you unfasten

he/she/it unfastens

we unfasten

they unfasten

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am unfastening

you are unfastening

he/she/it is unfastening

we are unfastening

they are unfastening

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

unfastening

PRESENT PERFECT

I have unfastened

you have unfastened

he/she/it has unfastened

we have unfastened

they have unfastened

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been unfastening

you have been unfastening

he/she/it has been unfastening

we have been unfastening

they have been unfastening

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

he/she/it unfasten

SIMPLE PAST

I unfastened

you unfastened

he/she/it unfastened

we unfastened

they unfastened