FETCH


Meaning of FETCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fetʃ ]

( fetches, fetching, fetched)

1.

If you fetch something or someone, you go and get them from the place where they are.

Sylvia fetched a towel from the bathroom...

Fetch me a glass of water...

The caddie ran over to fetch something for him.

= get

VERB : V n , V n n , V n for n

2.

If something fetches a particular sum of money, it is sold for that amount.

The painting is expected to fetch between two and three million pounds.

= go for

VERB : V n

3.

see also far-fetched , fetching

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