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fetch (fec̸h)

transitive verb

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

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

intransitive verb

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

noun

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

fetch and carry

to do minor tasks or chores

fetch up

  1. Informal to come to a stop; arrive at a destination or stopping place; end up
  2. Dialectal to bring up or raise (a child, pet, etc.)
fetch2 definition

fetch (fec̸h)

noun

the apparition of a living person; wraith

Etymology: < ?

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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