Fetch

Quick meaning: Fetch is a verb meaning (transitive, ditransitive) To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get.

Meaning

(transitive, ditransitive) To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for.
2. (nautical) To bring or get within reach by going; to reach; to arrive at; to attain; to reach by sailing.
3. (intransitive) To bring oneself; to make headway; to veer; as, to fetch about; to fetch to windward.
4. (transitive, rare, literary) To take (a breath); to heave (a sigh).
5. (transitive) To cause to come; to bring to a particular state.
6. (transitive) To reduce; to throw.
7. (obsolete, transitive) To recall from a swoon; to revive; sometimes with to.

Example Sentences

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.

Our native horses[…] were held in small esteem, and fetched low prices.

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

Word Forms

• fetches
• fetching
• fetched

Synonyms for fetch

Depending on context, synonyms include collect, contrivance, dodge, convey, draw, pull.

Antonyms for fetch

Common opposites include take away.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include get, bring, bring in, convey, pull in, pull.

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