fetch

CEFRC1

/fɛt͡ʃ/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To go and bring something back.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To bring or get within reach by going; to reach; to arrive at; to attain; to reach by sailing.

Examples

  • I left my keys on the table. Could you fetch them for me?

  • Shall I fetch your glasses from the living room, Dad?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for.

  2. To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get.

  3. To bring oneself; to make headway; to veer; as, to fetch about; to fetch to windward.

More examples

In context

  • I'm thirsty. Can you fetch me a glass of water, please?

  • You have to fetch some sugar in order to proceed with the recipe.

  • If you put some new tyres on it, and clean it up a bit, the car should fetch about $5,000

Synonyms

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The trained dog will blank the stick from the lake and bring it back.

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Origin

verb

The verb is derived from Middle English fecchen (“to get and bring back, fetch; to come for, get and take away; to steal; to carry away to kill; to search for; to obtain, procure”) [and other forms], from Old English feċċan, fæċċan, feccean (“to fetch, bring; to draw; to gain, take; to seek”), a variant of fetian, fatian (“to bring near, fetch; to acquire, obtain; to bring on, induce; to fetch a wife, marry”) and possibly related to Old English facian, fācian (“to acquire, obtain; to try to obtain; to get; to get to, reach”), both from Proto-Germanic *fatōną, *fatjaną (“to hold, seize; to fetch”), from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (“to step, walk; to fall, stumble”). The English word is cognat...