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festmachen
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German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
festmachen (weak, third-person singular present macht fest, past tense machte fest, past participle festgemacht, auxiliary haben)
- to fix (something) on
- to fasten
- 1952, Marie Luise Kaschnitz, Das Dicke Kind:
- Es saß am Ufer und versuchte, ein Bein über den andere zu legen, um die Schlittschuhe festzumachen.
- She sat on the shore and tried to cross one leg over the other, in order to fasten her ice-skates.
- (nautical) to moor
- to arrange
- to demonstrate, exemplify
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Further reading
- “festmachen” in Duden online
- “festmachen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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