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fetch
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fetch 1  (fch)
v. fetched, fetch·ing, fetch·es
v.tr.
1. To come or go after and take or bring back: The puppy fetched the stick that we had tossed.
2.
a. To cause to come.
b. To bring in as a price: fetched a thousand dollars at auction.
c. To interest or attract.
3.
a. To draw in (breath); inhale.
b. To bring forth (a sigh, for example) with obvious effort.
4. Informal To deliver (a blow) by striking; deal.
5. Nautical To arrive at; reach: fetched port after a month at sea.
v.intr.
1.
a. To go after something and return with it.
b. To retrieve killed game. Used of a hunting dog.
2. To take an indirect route.
3. Nautical
a. To hold a course.
b. To turn about; veer.
n.
1. The act or an instance of fetching.
2. A stratagem or trick.
3.
a. The distance over which a wind blows.
b. The distance traveled by waves with no obstruction.
Phrasal Verb:
fetch up
1. To reach a stopping place or goal; end up: "He went down and out at the same time and fetched up on his back clear in the middle of the room" (Madison Smart Bell).
2. To make up (lost time, for example).
3. To bring forth; produce.
4. To bring to a halt; stop.

[Middle English fecchen, from Old English feccean; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]

fetcher n.

fetch 2  (fch)
n. Chiefly British
1. A ghost; an apparition.
2. A doppelgänger.

[Origin unknown.]

fetch 1
Verb
1. to go after and bring back
2. to be sold for (a certain price): Impressionist pictures fetch very high prices
3. Informal to give someone (a blow or slap)
4. fetch and carry to perform menial tasks [Old English feccan]

fetch 2
Noun
the ghost or apparition of a living person [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fetch - the action of fetching
action - something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
Verb1.fetch - go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"
retrieve - run after, pick up, and bring to the master; "train the dog to retrieve"
retrieve - go for and bring back; "retrieve the car from the parking garage"
channel, channelise, channelize, transmit, transport, transfer - send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"
deliver - bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super market delivers"
bring, convey, take - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
2.fetch - be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction"
3.fetch - take away or remove; "The devil will fetch you!"
bring, convey, take - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

fetch
verb 2. sell for, make, raise, earn, realize, go for, yield, bring in
fetch up (Informal) end up, reach, arrive, turn up, come, stop, land, halt, finish up
Translations
fetch [fɛtʃ] vtir a buscar;
(BRIT) (= sell for); venderse por;
how much did it fetch? → ¿por cuánto se vendió?
fetch up viir a parar

fetch [fɛtʃ] vtaller chercher;
(Brit) (= sell for); rapporter;
how much did it fetch? → ça a atteint quel prix?
fetch up vi (Brit) → se retrouver

fetch [fɛtʃ] vtholen;
(sell for) → (ein)bringen;
would you fetch me a glass of water please? → kannst du mir bitte ein Glas Wasser bringen?;
how much did it fetch? → wie viel hat es eingebracht?
fetch up fetch (inf) vilanden (inf)

fetch [fɛtʃ] vtandare a prendere (= sell for); essere venduto/a per;
how much did it fetch? → a or per quanto lo ha venduto?
fetch up vi (BRIT) → andare a finire

fetch
v fetch [fetʃ]
1 to go and get (something or someone) and bring it Fetch me some bread. gaan haal يَذْهَب لإحْضار، يَجْلِب донасям dojít pro, přinést hente holen πηγαίνω και φέρνω κτ. ir por, ir a buscar, traer tooma رفتن و آوردن hakea aller chercher לְהָבִיא जा कर लाना poći (po) i donijeti érte megy és elhoz mengambil ná í, sækja, koma með andare a prendere, portare 取って来る 가져오다, 데려오다 atnešti aiziet pakaļ un atnest/atvest mengambil halen hente przynieść buscar/ir buscar? a aduce приносить; приводить ísť po iti po kaj doneti hämta ไปเอามา gidip/alıp getirmek (去)拿來,取來 піти, сходити (за чимсь) جا کر لانا tìm về, đem về,
2 to be sold for (a certain price) The picture fetched $100. behaal يَصِل سِعْرُهُ продавам се vynést indbringe; sælges for erzielen αποφέρω, πουλιέμαι για venderse por, alcanzar sisse tooma قیمت داشتن saada rapporter לְהִימָכֵר मूल्य प्राप्ति postići (cijenu) elér laku gefa af sér, seljast á essere venduto per, rendere ~で売れる 얼마에 팔리다 būti parduotam už ienest (naudu); dot ienākumus dijual opbrengen innbringe, oppnå en pris av osiągać alcançar a se vinde cu выручать vyniesť prinesti dostići cenu inbringa ขาย ...-a satılmak, gitmek 售得 вторговувати قیمت پانا bán được với (cái giá là)

see also bring .



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