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   fetch

   /fɛtʃ/

   verb

   • 1. go for and then bring back (someone or something) for someone: "he ran to fetch help" Similar getgo and getgo forcall forsummonpick upcollectbringcarrydeliverconveyferrytransportescortconductleadusher in
   • ▪ bring forth (blood or tears): archaic "kind offers fetched tears from me"
   • ▪ take a (breath); heave (a sigh). archaic
   • 2. achieve (a particular price) when sold: "the land could fetch over a million pounds" Similar sell forbring inraiserealizeyieldmakeearncommandcostbe priced atcome toamount toinformal:go forset one backpull inrake inknock someone back
   • 3. inflict (a blow or slap) on (someone): informal "that brute Cullam fetched him a wallop"
   • 4. cause great interest or delight in (someone): informal, dated "that air of his always fetches women"

   noun

   • 1. the distance travelled by wind or waves across open water.
   • ▪ the distance a vessel must sail to reach open water.
   • 2. a stratagem or trick. archaic

   Word Origin Old Englishfecc(e)an, variant of fetian, probably related to fatian ‘grasp’, of Germanic origin and related to German fassen.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fetcher noun

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5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFETCH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   14 meanings: 1. to go after and bring back; get 2. to cause to come; bring or draw forth 3. to cost or sell for (a certain.... Click for more definitions.

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   To fetch something is to go and get it. "Go fetch!" you might shout after your dog while throwing a stick into the yard.

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   fetch something to be sold for a particular price synonym sell for The painting is expected to fetch $10 000 at auction. Word Origin Old English fecc(e)an , variant of fetian , probably related to fatian ‘grasp’, of Germanic origin and related to German fassen .

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   Define fetch. fetch synonyms, fetch pronunciation, fetch translation, English dictionary definition of fetch. to go, get, and bring back: My cat plays fetch. Not to ...

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   What does fetch mean?

   • Define fetch. fetch synonyms, fetch pronunciation, fetch translation, English dictionary definition of fetch. to go, get, and bring back: My cat plays fetch. Not to be confused with: bring – to carry, convey, or conduct: I will bring my friend with me when I come....

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   What is the difference between fetch and take?

   • Fetch means to go to another place to get something or someone and return with the thing or the person. We use it for people and things that are not here but that we need or are due to be here. We can usually use get instead of fetch: … We don’t use take when something is seen from the receiver’s viewpoint: …

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   Where did fetch come from?

   • Fetch dates back to before the year 1000, when it showed up in Old English as fecc (e)an. It’s related to the German fassen which means to grasp. Back then (and now, if you’re going with the typical definition), fetch typically meant to get or return with an object.

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   What does fetched a towel mean?

   • If you fetch something or someone, you go and get them from where they are. She fetched a towel from the bathroom. 14 meanings: 1. to go after and bring back; get 2. to cause to come; bring or draw forth 3. to cost or sell for (a certain.... Click for more definitions.

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   What does it mean to fetch something at auction?

   • fetch something to be sold for a particular price synonym sell for The painting is expected to fetch $10 000 at auction. to do a lot of little jobs for somebody as if you were their servant Most of her day was spent fetching and carrying for her family. She expected him to do all the fetching and carrying.

   fetch verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes

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   What does fecchen mean in English?

   • Middle English fecchen, from Old English fetian, feccan; perhaps akin to Old English fōt foot — more at foot origin unknown before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1 circa 1787, in the meaning defined above “Fetch.”

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    Fetch definition: to go and bring back; return with; get. See examples of FETCH used in a sentence.