[
UK
/ʌnfˈɑːsən/
]
VERB
-
become undone or untied
The shoelaces unfastened -
cause to become undone
unfasten your belt
How To Use unfasten In A Sentence
- The tractor was there with the trailer attached, its tailboard unfastened.
- Allsop unfastened the chain and threw the door open.
- I try to unwind it, but it's caught, so I unfasten the pole from the house and take the whole thing inside.
- He dropped his cap on a chair, unbuttoned his overcoat, lifting up his chin to unfasten the throat buttons.
- All those little frog fastenings—he itched to unfasten them one by one. How to Woo a Reluctant Lady
- When Ted was six we decided that he needed to know how to fasten and unfasten his seat belt.
- I can't unfasten this button/belt.
- The buttons on my coat came unfastened.
- When not at combat readiness, the mailed knight would unfasten his ventail, throw back his coif, and turn back his mittens.
- She offered me a cup of tea, but I declined and waited patiently while she unfastened the two locks on the balcony door. DEAD BEAT