unfastened

«unfastened» in Mova's school dictionary: not fastened, not closed or done up: an unfastened seat… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (unfastened); also past form of the verb unfasten (unfasten, unfastens, unfastened, unfastening)

meaning for a pupil

1) Unfastened means not fastened, not closed or done up: an unfastened seat belt, an unfastened gate. tree →

2) To unfasten something is to open or undo it: unfasten the buckle. tree →

sense in the lessons

In safety lessons: an unfastened seat belt or helmet strap is dangerous, so check it is done up. In everyday life, unfastened shoes, buttons and coats. Phrases: unfastened seat belt, came unfastened, unfasten the clasp.

examples

• Never travel with your seat belt unfastened. tree →
• His coat was unfastened and flapping in the wind. tree →
• The gate was left unfastened and the dog ran out. tree →
• She unfastened the clasp of her necklace. tree →
• My helmet strap came unfastened. tree →
• Unfasten your shoes before taking them off. tree →
• The string was easy to untie, and the king’s son soon unfastened the bundle. tree →

note

«Un-» + «fasten». The t is silent: UN-FAH-sned / un-FAS-end. Similar: undone, open, loose. Opposite: fastened.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «unfastened» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.