fetch

verb
UK: /fetʃ/
US: /fetʃ/

  1. To go and get something or someone and bring them back.

    1. Please fetch me the newspaper from the porch, dear. [ ] [ ]
    2. Could you fetch a chair from the other room? I need to sit for a while. [ ] [ ]

  2. To go to a place and return with someone or something.

    1. I'll fetch my coat; it's cold outside today. [ ] [ ]
    2. She fetched the children from school every afternoon during the week. [ ] [ ]

  3. To be sold for a particular price.

    1. That old painting could fetch a high price at auction. [ ] [ ]
    2. The antique car fetched $20,000 at the classic car show. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

retrieve earn get bring collect realize carry
fetch noun

  1. The act of going to get something or someone.

    1. My dog loves playing fetch in the park all day long. [ ] [ ]
    2. The fetch was long, and I was tired after the endless game of fetch. [ ] [ ]
fetch noun

  1. The distance over which wind has blown across open water, influencing wave size.

    1. The storm waves size depended on the fetch of the open ocean. [ ] [ ]
    2. Because of the long fetch, coastal areas experienced large, powerful waves. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "fetch" in English means: To go and get something or someone and bring them back., To go to a place and return with someone or something., To be sold for a particular price..

The phonetic transcription of "fetch" is /fetʃ/ in British English and /fetʃ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "fetch": retrieve, earn, get, bring, collect, realize, carry.

Example usage of "fetch": "Please fetch me the newspaper from the porch, dear.". More examples on the page.