v.
Pronunciation: ' fech
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English fecchen, from Old English fetian, feccan; perhaps akin to Old English f ō t foot ― more at FOOT
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1 a : to go or come after and bring or take back < fetch a doctor> b : DERIVE , DEDUCE
2 a : to cause to come b : to bring in (as a price) : REALIZE c : INTEREST , ATTRACT
3 a : to give (a blow) by striking : DEAL b chiefly dialect : BRING ABOUT , ACCOMPLISH c (1) : to take in (as a breath) : DRAW (2) : to bring forth (as a sound) : HEAVE < fetch a sigh>
4 a : to reach by sailing especially against the wind or tide b : to arrive at : REACH
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 b : VEER
– fetch · er noun