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Word fetch
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / fetʃ / NAmE / fetʃ /
Example
  • to fetch help/a doctor
  • the inhabitants have to walk a mile to fetch water.
  • she's gone to fetch the kids from school.
  • could you fetch me my bag?
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fetch

(verb)BrE / fetʃ / NAmE / fetʃ /
  1. to go to where somebody/something is and bring them/it back
    • to fetch help/a doctor
    • The inhabitants have to walk a mile to fetch water.
    • She's gone to fetch the kids from school.
    • Could you fetch me my bag?
  2. to be sold for a particular price
    • synonym sell
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/sell_1
    • The painting is expected to fetch $10 000 at auction.
  3. to do a lot of little jobs for somebody as if you were their servant
    • Most of her day was spent fetching and carrying for her family.

    Extra Examples

    • Could you fetch my bag for me?
    • He fetched a couple of towels from the bathroom.
    • He ran to fetch help.
    • She’s gone to fetch the kids from school.
    • The painting is expected to fetch £10 000 at auction.
    • They have to walk over a mile to fetch water.

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they fetch
    • he / she / it fetches
    • past simple fetched
    • past participle fetched
    • -ing form fetching

    Word Origin

    • Old English fecc(e)an, variant of fetian, probably related to fatian ‘grasp’, of Germanic origin and related to German fassen.
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