fetch

fetch · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To go and get something or someone and bring them back.

  2. 2.

    To be sold for a particular price.

  3. 3.

    (Computing) To retrieve data from a storage location or server.

Phrases & expressions

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    fetch and carry — to do menial tasks for someone
  • •
    play fetch — a game where an object is thrown for a dog to retrieve
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    fetch a price — to be sold for a certain amount
  • •
    far-fetched — unlikely or implausible

Related words

Antonyms: give, return
See also: bring, get, retrieve
Synonyms: bring, collect, get, retrieve

Etymology

From Old English feccan ("to fetch, bring"), variant of fetian. Related to Old Norse feta ("to find one's way"). The word has been in continuous use since before the 12th century.