fetch

1 of 3

verb

ˈfech

fetched; fetching; fetches

transitive verb

: to go or come after and bring or take back

fetch a doctor

: derive, deduce

fetch analogies from nature

: to cause to come

one shot fetched down

: to bring in (a price or similar return) : realize

The hogs fetched a good price at the market.

: interest, attract

… he doesn't fetch the girls like William …

D. H. Lawrence

: to give (a blow) by striking : deal

fetch him a clip on the chin

chiefly dialectal : bring about, accomplish

c(1)

: to take in : draw

sat fetching her breath in dry sobs

Ngaio Marsh

(2)

: to bring forth : heave

fetch a sigh

: to reach by sailing especially against the wind or tide

fetch the harbor before the storm breaks

: to arrive at : reach

fetched home after a long ride

intransitive verb

: to get and bring something

specifically : to retrieve killed game

: to take a roundabout way : circle

: to hold a course on a body of water

fetch to windward

: veer

fetcher noun

fetch

2 of 3

noun (1)

: trick, stratagem

: an act or instance of fetching

: the distance along open water or land over which the wind blows

: the distance traversed by waves without obstruction

fetch

3 of 3

noun (2)

: doppelgänger sense 2

fetched

verb

past tense of fetch

as in cost

to have a price of those old toys that we tossed away are now fetching big bucks as antiques

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单词	fetched
释义	fetch 1 of 3 verb ˈfech fetched; fetching; fetches transitive verb 1 a : to go or come after and bring or take back fetch a doctor b : derive, deduce fetch analogies from nature 2 a : to cause to come one shot fetched down b : to bring in (a price or similar return) : realize The hogs fetched a good price at the market. c : interest, attract … he doesn't fetch the girls like William … D. H. Lawrence 3 a : to give (a blow) by striking : deal fetch him a clip on the chin b chiefly dialectal : bring about, accomplish c(1) : to take in : draw sat fetching her breath in dry sobs Ngaio Marsh (2) : to bring forth : heave fetch a sigh 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 intransitive verb 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 fetch 2 of 3 noun (1) 1 : trick, stratagem 2 : an act or instance of fetching 3 a : the distance along open water or land over which the wind blows b : the distance traversed by waves without obstruction fetch 3 of 3 noun (2) : doppelgänger sense 2 Synonyms Verb bring cost go (for) run sell (for) Noun (1) artifice device dodge flimflam gambit gimmick jig juggle knack play ploy ruse scheme shenanigan sleight stratagem trick wile Noun (2) alter ego carbon carbon copy clone counterpart doppelgänger doppelganger double duplicate duplication facsimile image likeness look-alike match mirror image picture replica ringer spit spitting image twin See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences 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. Word History Etymology Verb and Noun (1) Middle English fecchen, from Old English fetian, feccan; perhaps akin to Old English fōt foot — more at foot Noun (2) origin unknown First Known Use Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a Noun (1) circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (2) circa 1787, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing fetch fetch and carry fetch up fetch and carry fetch up Kids Definition fetch verb ˈfech fetched; fetching 1 : to go after and bring back 2 : to bring as a price : sell for The artwork will fetch a high price. fetched verb past tense of fetch as in cost to have a price of those old toys that we tossed away are now fetching big bucks as antiques Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance cost brought ran run demanded sold (for) totaled commanded went (for) asked totalled exacted came (to) listed (for) amounted (to)
随便看	a due A end a face like thunder a fair crack of the whip a fair hearing a fair shake a far cry from a far sight a fat lot of good a fate worse than death a feast for the eyes a feather in one's cap a feather in someone's cap a feeling of a few bob a fight for one's life a figment of one's imagination a fool and his money are soon parted a fool for a force to be reckoned with a force to reckon with A formation a fortiori a free hand a friend in need is a friend indeed

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