fetch
/fɛt͡ʃ/
To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get; To obtain as price or equivalent
- he/she/it
- fetches
- past participle
- fetched
Meanings
- 1
To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get
The dog fetched the ball.
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The dog fetched the stick.
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- 2
To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for
- 3
To bring or get within reach by going; to reach; to arrive at; to attain; to reach by sailing
- 4
To bring oneself; to make headway; to veer; as, to fetch about; to fetch to windward
- 5
To take (a breath); to heave (a sigh)
- 6
To cause to come; to bring to a particular state
- 7
To recall from a swoon; to revive; sometimes with torare
- 8
To reduce; to throwrare
- 9
To accomplish; to achieve; to perform, with certain objects or actionsrare
- 10
To make (a pump) draw water by pouring water into the top and working the handlerare