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Grammar : Verb
Spell : fech
Phonetic Transcription : fɛtʃ



Definition of fetch

Origin :
  • Old English feccan, apparently a variant of fetian, fatian "to fetch, bring near, obtain; induce; to marry," probably from Proto-Germanic *fatojanan (cf. Old Frisian fatia "to grasp, seize, contain," Old Norse feta "to find one's way," Middle Dutch vatten, Old High German sih faggon "to mount, climb," German fassen "to grasp, contain"). Variant form fet, a derivation of the older Old English version of the word, survived as a competitor until 17c. Related: Fetched; fetching.
  • verb go get, bring in
Example sentences :
  • Miss Avice won't be down, sir, and I'm to fetch her up a pot of coffee, sir.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • That crowd's been working every fetch there is to get in with the top notchers, and they just couldn't.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • I wish it had been possible for me to fetch her instead of him.
  • Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
  • But you rake a match to light the candle, and that little bit of a noise will fetch him.
  • Extract from : « Tom Sawyer Abroad » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • If he would come and fetch her and the little John, she would do whatever he asked of her.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • "Now fetch the shovels, Pedro," said he, speaking for the first time in English.
  • Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle
  • Go outside and fetch a little brandy, or I foresee that you'll break down.'
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • If he has been relieved, and is not on the lock, tell Mrs Bangham to go and fetch him.'
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • Then they would get another boat and come and fetch her away.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • They say that they are gone to the Town-hall to fetch the order for Tilly's horse to withdraw.
  • Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)

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