fetch
verb/fetʃ/
/fetʃ/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they fetch | /fetʃ/ /fetʃ/ |
| he / she / it fetches | /ˈfetʃɪz/ /ˈfetʃɪz/ |
| past simple fetched | /fetʃt/ /fetʃt/ |
| past participle fetched | /fetʃt/ /fetʃt/ |
| -ing form fetching | /ˈfetʃɪŋ/ /ˈfetʃɪŋ/ |
- (especially British English) to go to where somebody/something is and bring them/it back
- fetch somebody/something to fetch help/a doctor
- The inhabitants have to walk a mile to fetch water.
- She's gone to fetch the kids from school.
- fetch somebody something Could you fetch me my bag?
Extra Examples- Could you fetch my bag for me?
- He fetched a couple of towels from the bathroom.
- He ran to fetch help.
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- fetch something to be sold for a particular price synonym sell for
- The painting is expected to fetch $10 000 at auction.
Word OriginOld English fecc(e)an, variant of fetian, probably related to fatian ‘grasp’, of Germanic origin and related to German fassen.
Idioms
See fetch in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryfetch and carry (for somebody)
- to do a lot of little jobs for somebody as if you were their servant
- Most of her day was spent fetching and carrying for her family.
- She expected him to do all the fetching and carrying.
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