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   Fetch

   /feCH/

   

   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"
   • ▪ draw or take a (breath); heave (a sigh). archaic
   • 2. achieve (a particular price) when sold: "handwoven blankets and rugs that can fetch as much as $45,000" 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 "he always used to slam the gate and try and fetch her shins a wallop"
   • 4. cause great interest or delight in (someone): informal, dated "Nadine thought his deductions were good, but she was not as fetched by them as Larry was"

   noun

   • 1. the distance traveled by wind or waves across open water.
   • ▪ the distance a vessel must sail to reach open water.
   • 2. a contrivance, dodge, or trick: archaic "it is no ingenious fetches of argument that we want"

   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

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   FETCH meaning: 1. to go to a place to get something or someone and bring them back: 2. If something fetches a…. Learn more.

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

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   Definition of fetch verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   The meaning of FETCH is to go or come after and bring or take back. How to use fetch in a sentence.

6. en.thefreedictionary.com › fetchFetch - definition of fetch by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To come or go after and take or bring back: The puppy fetched the stick that I had tossed. 2. a. To cause to come. b. To bring in as a price: fetched a thousand dollars at auction. c. To interest or attract. 3. a. To draw in (breath); inhale. b. To bring forth (a sigh, for example) with obvious effort. 4.

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   fetch meaning, definition, what is fetch: to go and get something or someone and b...: Learn more.

8. www.wordreference.com › definition › fetchfetch - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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   to go and bring back; return with; get: to go up a hill to fetch a pail of water. to cause to come; bring: to fetch a doctor. to sell for or bring (a price, financial return, etc.): The horse fetched $50 more than it cost. Informal Terms to charm; captivate: Her beauty fetched the coldest hearts.