fetch

/fetʃ/
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fetch

The dog runs to fetch the stick.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To go to a place and bring something or someone back: The primary meaning of "fetch" is to go to where something or someone is, get it/them, and return with it/them.
    • To be sold for a particular price: "Fetch" can also mean to achieve a specific selling price, especially at an auction or sale.
    • To cause to come or happen: In older or literary usage, "fetch" can mean to cause something to happen, such as drawing out a reaction (e.g., tears, a sigh).
Usage Examples

  • Verb (To go and bring back):

    • Could you fetch me a glass of water from the kitchen?
    • The dog is trained to fetch the ball when it is thrown.
    • I need to fetch my coat from the other room.

  • Verb (To be sold for a price):

    • The rare stamp is expected to fetch over a thousand dollars at auction.
    • Vintage cars can fetch a high price from collectors.

  • Verb (To cause to come):

    • The sad story fetched tears from the audience. (This usage is less common in modern, everyday English.)
Advanced Usage

  • "Fetch and carry": To perform menial tasks or run errands for someone, often implying subservience.

    • He spent the summer fetching and carrying for the senior executives.

  • "Fetch up" (informal, chiefly British): To arrive or end up at a place, often unexpectedly.

    • After wandering for an hour, we fetched up at a small café.

  • "Fetch a sigh" (archaic/literary): To heave or let out a sigh.

    • She fetched a deep sigh of relief.
Variants and Related Words
  • Fetching (adjective): Attractive or charming in appearance.
    • She wore a fetching hat to the party.
Synonyms
  • Retrieve: To get or bring something back.
  • Get: To go and obtain.
  • Bring: To carry or convey to a place.
  • Go for: To go somewhere to get something.
  • Command (a price): To achieve a certain selling price.
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Fetch out: To cause something to become visible or apparent; to bring out.

    • The sunlight fetches out the true color of the fabric.

  • Fetch in: To bring inside.

    • Please fetch in the washing before it rains.

  • Fetch away (nautical/archaic): To become loose or break free.

    • The cargo fetched away during the storm.
Related Idioms

  • "Far-fetched": Unlikely or difficult to believe; improbable.

    • His excuse for being late was far-fetched.

  • "Fetch a compass" (archaic): To make a circuit or a wide detour.

    • They fetched a compass around the mountain to avoid the main road.
fetch

The dog runs to fetch the stick.

Noun
  1. the action of fetching
Verb
  1. take away or remove
    • The devil will fetch you!
  2. be sold for a certain price
    • The painting brought $10,000
    • The old print fetched a high price at the auction
  3. go or come after and bring or take back
    • Get me those books over there, please
    • Could you bring the wine?
    • The dog fetched the hat

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