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- Dictionaryfetch/fɛtʃ/
verb
- 1. go for and then bring back (someone or something) for someone: "he ran to fetch help" Similar
- 2. achieve (a particular price) when sold: "the land could fetch over a million pounds" Similar
noun
- 1. the distance travelled by wind or waves across open water.
- 2. a stratagem or trick. archaic
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Fetch means to go to another place to get something or someone and return with the thing or the person. We use it for people and things that are not here but that we need or are due to be here. We can usually use get instead of fetch: …
a. : to cause to come. one shot fetched down. b. : to bring in (a price or similar return) : realize. The hogs fetched a good price at the market. c. : interest, attract. … he doesn't fetch the girls like William …
the reach or stretch of a thing. a trick; dodge. verb phrase. Nautical. (of a sailing vessel) to come onto a new tack. Informal. to arrive or stop.
If you fetch something or someone, you go and get them from the place where they are.
Definition of fetch verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you sell something for a good price, you can fetch, or bring in, a decent amount of money. If you are sick of playing fetch, you might try to fetch a good price for your pooch. Definitions of fetch
Define fetch. fetch synonyms, fetch pronunciation, fetch translation, English dictionary definition of fetch. to go, get, and bring back: My cat plays fetch. Not to be confused with: bring – to carry, convey, or conduct: I will bring my friend with me when I come....
