fetch

[US]/fetʃ/
[UK]/fetʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. to bring or get back; to arrive; to obtain; to attract
vi. to retrieve; to sell for; to take
n. the act of obtaining; a trick

Phrases & Collocations

go fetch

fetch the ball

fetch the newspaper

fetch in

fetch up

fetch and carry

fetch out

fetch information

Example Sentences

fetch a wipe at sb.

a fetching new hairstyle.

he ran to fetch help.

be the exact fetch of

teach a dog to fetch and carry.

Please fetch the children in for dinner.

a fetching little garment of pink satin.

I'll fetch up the bath to you straight.

She has gone to fetch water.

Will you fetch some water?

The villa'll fetch at least $50000.

Fetch me the tape from my drawer.

Those cheap seats will fetch in the people.

We fetch up at the wharf exactly on time.

Please fetch up the tea-things.

a far-fetched analogy; a far-fetched excuse.

These goods are obsolete and will not fetch much on the market.

The puppy fetched the stick that we had tossed.

Real-world Examples

'I must have two—to fetch and carry. One to fetch, and one to carry.'

Source: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Simplified Version)

He was not really fetching them: They were fetching him.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Fetch the ladder and take it away!

Source: Drama: Alice in Wonderland

Harry zoomed off after the twins to fetch the Snitch.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

So the concoctions had to be fetched at the hospital.

Source: Intermediate and advanced English short essay.

OK, I will fetch the remote control.

Source: Traveling Abroad Conversation Scenarios: Accommodation Section

No. Is it in the kitchen? - Yeah, I'll fetch you some more.

Source: "Father in the Time" Original Soundtrack

Come on! Let's fetch something to eat.

Source: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press Junior Middle School English

An auction house estimates that the relic could fetch as much as $20,000.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2021 Collection

So Noah ran through the streets as quickly as he could to fetch the beadle.

Source: Oliver Twist (abridged version)

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