I. ˈfech verb
Etymology: Middle English fecchen, from Old English fetian, feccan; perhaps akin to Old English fōt 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
II. noun
Date: circa 1530
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
III. noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: circa 1787
: doppelganger 1