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fetch


Main Entry: 1fetch
Pronunciation: \ˈfech\
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English fecchen, from Old English fetian, feccan; perhaps akin to Old English fōt foot — more at foot
Date: before 12th century

transitive verb 1 a : to go or come after and bring or take back <fetch a doctor> b : derive, deduce
2 a : to cause to come b : to bring in (as a price) : realize c : interest, attract
3 a : to give (a blow) by striking : deal b chiefly dialect : bring about, accomplish c (1) : to take in (as a breath) : draw (2) : to bring forth (as a sound) : heave <fetch a sigh>
4 a : to reach by sailing especially against the wind or tide b : to arrive at : reachintransitive verb 1 : to get and bring something; specifically : to retrieve killed game
2 : to take a roundabout way : circle
3 a : to hold a course on a body of water b : veer

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