- fasten upon an idea
- ухватиться за мысль
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fasten upon an idea
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fasten upon — phrasal verb fasten on or fasten onto or fasten upon [transitive] Word forms fasten on : present tense I/you/we/they fasten on he/she/it fastens on present participle fastening on past tense fastened on past participle fastened on 1) fasten onto… … English dictionary
fasten on — phrasal verb fasten on or fasten onto or fasten upon [transitive] Word forms fasten on : present tense I/you/we/they fasten on he/she/it fastens on present participle fastening on past tense fastened on past participle fastened on 1) fasten onto… … English dictionary
fasten onto — phrasal verb fasten on or fasten onto or fasten upon [transitive] Word forms fasten on : present tense I/you/we/they fasten on he/she/it fastens on present participle fastening on past tense fastened on past participle fastened on 1) fasten onto… … English dictionary
fasten — /fas euhn, fah seuhn/, v.t. 1. to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else. 2. to make secure, as an article of dress with buttons, clasps, etc., or a door with a lock, bolt, etc. 3. to enclose securely, as a person or… … Universalium
fasten — fas•ten [[t]ˈfæs ən, ˈfɑ sən[/t]] v. t. 1) to attach securely in place 2) to make secure, as a door with a lock, bolt, etc 3) to attach or connect 4) to direct (the eyes, thoughts, etc.) intently 5) to become fast, fixed, or firm 6) to close… … From formal English to slang
fasten — verb 1 CLOTHES/BAG ETC also fasten up a) (T) to join together the two sides of a coat, shirt, bag etc so that it is closed: “I m going now,” she said, fastening her coat. | Fasten your seat belt! opposite unfasten b) (I) to become joined together … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
To seize upon — Seize Seize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seizing}.] [OE. seisen, saisen, OF. seisir, saisir, F. saisir, of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. set. The meaning is properly, to set, put, place, hence, to put in possession of. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seize upon — verb a) To grasp or take hold of (an object) suddenly, forcibly, or tightly. The child seized upon the cats tail as soon as it was within reach. b) To take up, embrace … Wiktionary
set — Synonyms and related words: A to Z, A to izzard, Brownian movement, Platonic form, Platonic idea, Zeitgeist, abet, accepted, accommodate, accord, accretion, acrid, aculeate, acuminate, acute, adapt, address, adhere, adherence, adhesion, adjust,… … Moby Thesaurus
seize — Synonyms and related words: abduct, absorb, accroach, adopt, afflict, annex, appreciate, apprehend, appropriate, arrest, arrogate, assimilate, assume, assume command, be acquainted with, be apprised of, be aware of, be cognizant of, be conscious… … Moby Thesaurus
Kulturkampf — • The name given to the political struggle for the rights and self government of the Catholic Church, carried out chiefly in Prussia and afterwards in Baden, Hesse, and Bavaria Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Kulturkampf … Catholic encyclopedia
