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noun | verb buttonbutton1 /ˈbʌt˺n/ ●●● S1 W3 noun ETYMOLOGYbutton1Origin: 1300-1400 Old French boton, from boter to push ► undo ... button Why don’t you undo your top button? ► button ... buttons She was struggling to button all the tiny buttons (=fasten them) on her blouse. ► push/press a button Push the pause button. ► Click on the ... button Click on the OK button. 1 [countable] a small circular flat object on your shirt, coat, etc. that you put through a hole to fasten it: a uniform with brass buttons Why don’t you undo your top button? She was struggling to button all the tiny buttons (=fasten them) on her blouse.2[countable] a small part or area of a machine that you press to make it do something: push/press a button Push the pause button.3[countable] an area on a computer screen that you click on to make the computer do a specific thing: Click on the OK button.4a small metal or plastic pin with a message or picture on it: They were wearing anti-war buttons.5button nose/eyes a nose or eyes that are small and round6(right) on the button informal exactly correct, or at exactly the right time: The weather forecast was right on the button. She got to our house at two, on the button. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French boton, from boter to push] → see also as bright as a button at bright (10), hot button, at/with the push of a button at push2 (6), push somebody’s buttons at push1 (14), push-button noun | verb buttonbutton2 verb [intransitive, transitive] VERB TABLEbutton |
| Present | I, you, we, they | button | | he, she, it | buttons | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | buttoned | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have buttoned | | he, she, it | has buttoned | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had buttoned | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will button | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have buttoned |
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| Present | I | am buttoning | | he, she, it | is buttoning | | you, we, they | are buttoning | | Past | I, he, she, it | was buttoning | | you, we, they | were buttoning | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been buttoning | | he, she, it | has been buttoning | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been buttoning | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be buttoning | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been buttoning |
THESAURUSclothes/bag etc.► fastena) to join together the two sides of a coat, shirt, bag, etc. so that it is closed: Please fasten your seat belts. With the strap fastened, you should not be able to get the bike helmet off.b) to become joined together with buttons, hooks, etc.: Does the dress fasten in the back? Many children’s shoes now fasten with Velcro. ► button (also button up) to fasten buttons on clothes: Button up your jacket – it’s cold out there. ► zip (also zip up) to close or fasten something with a zipper: She zipped up her suitcase and carried it out to the car. ► tie to fasten something by making a knot: Tie your shoes – the laces are dragging on the ground. 1 (also button up) to fasten clothes that have buttons, or to be fastened with buttons: The pants button on the side. Button up your coat, Nina – it’s cold.► see thesaurus at fasten2button your lip/mouth (also button up) spoken used to tell someone in an impolite way to stop talking |