fetch

fetch (fec̸h)

transitive verb

Etymology: ME fecchen < OE feccan, earlier fetian < IE *pedyo- (extension of base *ped-, foot) > Ger fassen, to grasp

intransitive verb

to go after things and bring them back; specif., to retrieve game: said of hounds
Naut.
1. to take or hold a course
2. to veer

noun

the act of fetching
a trick; dodge
the distance a wind blows unobstructed over water, esp. as a factor affecting the buildup of waves

fetch and carry

to do minor tasks or chores

fetch up

fetch (fec̸h)

noun

the apparition of a living person; wraith

Etymology: < ?

To draw forth
elicit, go after, call for, summon; see obtain 1.
To get and bring back
bring, get, retrieve; see bring 1, carry 1. See syn. study at bring.

Object

pail: Then, if you asked Jack to fetch a pail of water, he could figure out how to do it.
firewood: She says she doesn't have the strength to do a rural woman's daily work, which includes carrying water and fetching firewood.
luckilly: So must go fetch tomorrow. luckilly the mudpud book bag is somewhat distinctive!
urls: This is capable of fetching URLs using a variety of different protocols.
shade: Huntress is Bernie's boat a fetching shade of rust orange from what I remember.
compass: Fetching a compass more Westwards, these places present themselves to view.

Adjective complement

less: Happily the Don himself did not survive to see his precious treasures fetch less than ten shillings a-piece.
more: Market expectations had been for Odeon to fetch more than £ 300m.

Modifying Another Word

far: I know it probably sounds a little far fetched.
upwards: The one he wore at Wembley for the 1968 European Cup Final against Benfica could fetch upwards of £ 2,666 at auction.
rather: He is also the owner of a Caterham Seven in a rather fetching color of purple!
automatically: The users ' browser will in this case automatically fetch the page from the new location.
then: Then fetching a deep sigh from the bottom of his heart, " Alas!
now: Argentina receives only $ 8 for each barrel of oil now fetching over $ 70 on the world market.

Followed by an intransitive particle

up: He'd forgiven me by the time we fetched up in darkest Africa.

Followed by a transitive particle

away: The Zulu War: Isandhlwana revisited - fetching away the wagons.

Preposition: in

region: The thriving marine attraction that brings in tens of thousands of visitors each year is expected to fetch in the region of £ 1.5m.

Preposition: from

cache: If cached, the document may be fetched from the cache rather than from the source until this time has passed.
server: Dynamic Text Dynamically Updating Text This is a simple demonstration of how to dynamically update a web-page with text fetched from a web server.
memory: The digitally stored text can easily be fetched from memory and loaded back into the computer.

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