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View usage for: phrasal verbIf you fetch up somewhere, you arrive there, especially when you have not planned to go there. [informal] He spent the first few months on a walking and sketching tour, before fetching upin Dublin. [VERB PARTICLE preposition/adverb] See full dictionary entry for fetchfetch up in British Englishverb (adverb)1. (intr; usually foll by at or in) informal to arrive (at) or end up (in) to fetch up in New York 2. (intransitive) nautical to stop suddenly, as from running aground to fetch up on a rock 3. slang to vomit (food, etc) 4. (transitive) British dialect to rear (children, animals, etc) fetch up in American English 1. Informal to come to a stop; arrive at a destination or stopping place; end up 2. Dialectal to bring up or raise (a child, pet, etc.) See full dictionary entry for fetch Examples of 'fetch up' in a sentencefetch up If you don't watch yourself next thing you'll fetch up dead and might take someone else with you into the bargain.Get along down to the well wi' your sister and help her to fetch up water for the morning."'Look, we could scrabble round here like moles for days, then find some tunnel and crawl for days more only to fetch up at some dead end. Chinese translation of 'fetch up'- festive
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Definition to arrive or end up We eventually fetched up at their house. See fetchAdditional synonymsDefinition to reach a place or destination Fresh groups of guests arrived. Synonyms come, appear, enter, turn up, show up (informal), materialize, draw near Definition to arrive or reach Two police officers came into the hall.My brother's coming from Canada tomorrow. Synonyms arrive, move, appear, enter, turn up (informal), show up (informal), materializeDefinition to come to a stop or bring (someone or something) to a stop They halted at a short distance from the house. Synonyms stop, draw up, pull up, break off, stand still, wait, rest, call it a day, belay - festivity
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Additional synonymsDefinition to come to or touch shore The jet landed after a flight of just under three hours. Synonyms arrive, dock, put down, moor, berth, alight, touch down, disembark, come to rest, debark, l& Definition the act of stopping or the state of being stopped He slowed the car almost to a stop. Definition to arrive or appear He turned up on Christmas Day with a friend. Synonyms arrive, come, appear, show up (informal), show (informal), attend, put in an appearance, show your face |