Dictionary
fetch
Meaning
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- To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get.
- To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for.
- To bring or get within reach by going; to reach; to arrive at; to attain; to reach by sailing.
- To bring oneself; to make headway; to veer; as, to fetch about; to fetch to windward.
- To take (a breath); to heave (a sigh).
- To cause to come; to bring to a particular state.
- (obsolete) To recall from a swoon; to revive; sometimes with to.
- To reduce; to throw.
- To accomplish; to achieve; to perform, with certain objects or actions.
- To make (a pump) draw water by pouring water into the top and working the handle.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɛt͡ʃ/
Cognate with Dutch
vatten
Cognate with German
fassen
Cognate with English
fet
Cognate with Western Frisian
fetsje
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