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   fetch

   /fɛtʃ/

   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"
   • ▪ take a (breath); heave (a sigh). archaic
   • 2. achieve (a particular price) when sold: "the land could fetch over a million pounds" 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 "that brute Cullam fetched him a wallop"
   • 4. cause great interest or delight in (someone): informal, dated "that air of his always fetches women"

   noun

   • 1. the distance travelled by wind or waves across open water.
   • ▪ the distance a vessel must sail to reach open water.
   • 2. a stratagem or trick. archaic

   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

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   What does the word 'fetch' mean?

   • seen from the viewpoint of the doer – she … Fetch means to go to another place to get something or someone and return with the thing or the person. We use it for people and things that are not here but that we need or are due to be here.

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   What is the difference between fetch and take?

   • Fetch means to go to another place to get something or someone and return with the thing or the person. We use it for people and things that are not here but that we need or are due to be here. We can usually use get instead of fetch: … We don’t use take when something is seen from the receiver’s viewpoint: …

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   Where did fetch come from?

   • Fetch dates back to before the year 1000, when it showed up in Old English as fecc (e)an. It’s related to the German fassen which means to grasp. Back then (and now, if you’re going with the typical definition), fetch typically meant to get or return with an object.

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   What does FET mean?

   • In one view, an alteration of fetian, fatian ("to fetch, marry"; whence also English fet ), from Proto-Germanic *fatōną, *fatjaną (“to fetch”), from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (“foot”). The two boys saw him and ran to fetch his shoes. I'll fetch some next time I am in town. You fetch souls instead of the death-dealers.

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     FETCH meaning: 1. to go to another place to get something or...

   • Znaczenie Fetch, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     FETCH definicja: 1. to go to another place to get something...

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     FETCH translate: ir (a) por, ir a buscar, venderse por,...

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     FETCH UP definition: 1. to arrive somewhere, especially...

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     FETCH translate: aller chercher, aller chercher, rapporter,...

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   Definitions of fetch. verb. go or come after and bring or take back. “The dog fetched the hat” synonyms: bring, convey, get. bring, convey, take. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere. see more. verb. take away or remove. “The devil will fetch you!” see more. noun. the action of fetching. see more. verb. be sold for a certain price.

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