unfasten
verb (used with object)
to release from or as from fastenings; detach.
have unfastened
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present perfectof unfasten.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He could never have unfastened them from outside.'
From The Carved Cupboard by Amy Le Feuvre
I confess that I—wilfully did not undo the door the first time she knocked—but—I—should have unfastened it the second—if I had not thought you had gone to do it yourself.
From The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy
Do you suppose I’d have unfastened it if I couldn’t fasten it up again?
From The Dragon's Secret by C. M. (Charles Mark) Relyea
Le Bris gave the jerk of the rope that should have unfastened the slip knot, but a concealed nail on the cart caught the rope, so that it failed to run.
From A History of Aeronautics by Evelyn Charles Vivian
He attempted to roll up one of her sleeves, but seeing this was impracticable, would have unfastened her dress, had not Judge Dent arrested his hand.
From At the Mercy of Tiberius by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans
