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To fetch is defined as to go get and bring back.

(verb)

An example of to fetch is a dog going after a ball to bring it back to the person who threw it.

See fetch in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to go after and come back with; bring; get
to cause to come; produce; elicit
to draw (a breath) or heave (a sigh, groan, etc.)
Rare to derive or infer
to arrive at; reach, esp. when sailing against the wind or tide
to bring as a price; sell for
Informal to attract; charm; captivate
Informal to deliver or deal (a blow, stroke, etc.)

Origin: 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

noun

the apparition of a living person; wraith

Origin: < ?

See fetch in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb fetched, fetch·ing, fetch·es

verb, transitive

To come or go after and take or bring back: The puppy fetched the stick that we had tossed.
a. To cause to come.
b. To bring in as a price: fetched a thousand dollars at auction.
c. To interest or attract.
a. To draw in (breath); inhale.
b. To bring forth (a sigh, for example) with obvious effort.
Informal To deliver (a blow) by striking; deal.
Nautical To arrive at; reach: fetched port after a month at sea.

verb, intransitive

a. To go after something and return with it.
b. To retrieve killed game. Used of a hunting dog.
To take an indirect route.
Nautical
a. To hold a course.
b. To turn about; veer.

noun

The act or an instance of fetching.
A stratagem or trick.
a. The distance over which a wind blows.
b. The distance traveled by waves with no obstruction.

Phrasal Verb: fetch up To reach a stopping place or goal; end up: “He went down and out at the same time and fetched up on his back clear in the middle of the room” (Madison Smart Bell). To make up (lost time, for example). To bring forth; produce. To bring to a halt; stop.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English fecchen

Origin: , from Old English feccean; see ped- in Indo-European roots

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