fetch

¹fetch

verb \ˈfech\

Definition of FETCH

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 : reach

intransitive 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

— fetch·er noun

Examples of FETCH

1. If you throw the ball the dog will fetch it.
2. Hunting dogs are trained to fetch.
3. This table should fetch quite a bit at auction.
4. The house fetched more than we expected.

Origin of FETCH

Middle English fecchen, from Old English fetian, feccan; perhaps akin to Old English fōt foot — more at foot

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to FETCH

Synonyms: bring, cost, go (for), run, sell (for)

Related Words: list (for); amount (to), come (to), total; command, exact; ask, demand

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Rhymes with FETCH

catch, etch, fletch, ketch, kvetch, lech, letch, retch, sketch, stretch, vetch, wretch