fetched; fetching; fetches
1
2
3
a
: to give (a blow) by striking : deal
fetch him a clip on the chin
b
chiefly dialectal
: bring about, accomplish
4
a
: to reach by sailing especially against the wind or tide
fetch the harbor before the storm breaks
b
: to arrive at : reach
fetched home after a long ride
1
: to get and bring something
specifically
: to retrieve killed game
2
: to take a roundabout way : circle
3
a
: to hold a course on a body of water
fetch to windward
b
: veer
fetcher
noun
Synonyms
Examples of fetch in a Sentence
Verb
If you throw the ball the dog will fetch it.
Hunting dogs are trained to fetch.
This table should fetch quite a bit at auction.
The house fetched more than we expected.
Noun (1)
his latest fetch to win back his girlfriend smacks of desperation
Noun (2)
with its standard assortment of chain stores and central food court, the new mall is pretty much the fetch of 1,000 other malls
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 May 2024
Earlier in the sale, a painting of a floating specter in a forest by Remedios Varo, another female Surrealist, who died in 1963, more than doubled its $1.5 million estimate, fetching $4.2 million with fees.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 19 May 2024
Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2024
See a fetch in the shadows, one such superstition said, and your life will last only as long as flames in your fireplace.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
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Verb
With their skills in such high demand, experienced AI researchers and engineers have reportedly fetched pay packages as high as $10 million.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 May 2024
Earlier in the sale, a painting of a floating specter in a forest by Remedios Varo, another female Surrealist, who died in 1963, more than doubled its $1.5 million estimate, fetching $4.2 million with fees.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 19 May 2024
Noun
Several owners had taken their dogs off leash in the grassy field to play fetch.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2024
See a fetch in the shadows, one such superstition said, and your life will last only as long as flames in your fireplace.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
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“Fetch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fetch. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.
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