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Fetch \Fetch\ (f[e^]ch; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fetched 2; p. pr. & vb. n.. Fetching.] [OE. fecchen, AS. feccan, perh. the same word as fetian; or cf. facian to wish to get, OFries. faka to prepare. [root]77. Cf. Fet, v. t.] 1. To bear toward the person speaking, or the person or thing from whose point of view the action is contemplated; to go and bring; to get. [1913 Webster] Time will run back and fetch the age of gold. --Milton. [1913 Webster] He called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. And as she was going to fetch it he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand. --1 Kings xvii. 11, 12. [1913 Webster] 2. To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for. [1913 Webster] Our native horses were held in small esteem, and fetched low prices. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 3. To recall from a swoon; to revive; -- sometimes with to; as, to fetch a man to. [1913 Webster] Fetching men again when they swoon. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 4. To reduce; to throw. [1913 Webster] The sudden trip in wrestling that fetches a man to the ground. --South. [1913 Webster] 5. To bring to accomplishment; to achieve; to make; to perform, with certain objects; as, to fetch a compass; to fetch a leap; to fetch a sigh. [1913 Webster] I'll fetch a turn about the garden. --Shak. [1913 Webster] He fetches his blow quick and sure. --South. [1913 Webster] 6. To bring or get within reach by going; to reach; to arrive at; to attain; to reach by sailing. [1913 Webster] Meantine flew our ships, and straight we fetched The siren's isle. --Chapman. [1913 Webster] 7. To cause to come; to bring to a particular state. [1913 Webster] They could n't fetch the butter in the churn. --W. Barnes. [1913 Webster] To fetch a compass (Naut.), to make a circuit; to take a circuitous route going to a place. To fetch a pump, to make it draw water by pouring water into the top and working the handle. To fetch headway or To fetch sternway (Naut.), to move ahead or astern. To fetch out, to develop. ``The skill of the polisher fetches out the colors [of marble]'' --Addison. To fetch up. (a) To overtake. [Obs.] ``Says [the hare], I can fetch up the tortoise when I please.'' --L'Estrange. (b) To stop suddenly. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Fetch \Fetch\ (?; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fetched 2; p. pr. & vb. n.. Fetching.] [OE. fecchen, AS. feccan, perh. the same word as fetian; or cf. facian to wish to get, OFries. faka to prepare. [root] 77. Cf. Fet, v. t.] 1. To bear toward the person speaking, or the person or thing from whose point of view the action is contemplated; to go and bring; to get. Time will run back and fetch the age of gold. --Milton. He called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. And as she was going to fetch it he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bred in thine hand. --1 Kings xvii. 11, 12. 2. To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for. Our native horses were held in small esteem, and fetched low prices. --Macaulay. 3. To recall from a swoon; to revive; -- sometimes with to; as, to fetch a man to. Fetching men again when they swoon. --Bacon. 4. To reduce; to throw. The sudden trip in wrestling that fetches a man to the ground. --South. 5. To bring to accomplishment; to achieve; to make; to perform, with certain objects; as, to fetch a compass; to fetch a leap; to fetch a sigh. I'll fetch a turn about the garden. --Shak. He fetches his blow quick and sure. --South. 6. To bring or get within reach by going; to reach; to arrive at; to attain; to reach by sailing. Meantine flew our ships, and straight we fetched The siren's isle. --Chapman. 7. To cause to come; to bring to a particular state. They could n't fetch the butter in the churn. --W. Barnes. To fetch a compass (Naut.), to make a sircuit; to take a circuitious route going to a place. To fetch a pump, to make it draw water by pouring water into the top and working the handle. To fetch headway or sternway (Naut.), to move ahead or astern. To fetch out, to develop. ``The skill of the polisher fetches out the colors [of marble]'' --Addison. To fetch up. (a) To overtake. [Obs.] ``Says [the hare], I can fetch up the tortoise when I please.'' --L'Estrange. (b) To stop suddenly.From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
fetched vb. (infl of en fetch ed-form)From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
fetched vb. (infl of en fetch ed-form)From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
fetched vb. (infl of en fetch ed-form)From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
fetched vb. (infl of en fetch ed-form)From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
fetched Englanti vb. (taivm-imperf-pperf en fetch)From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
fetched Engelska a. (avledning en fetch ordform=perfpart) Engelska vb. (böjning en verb fetch)From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Fetched /fˈɛtʃt/ مجلوبFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
fetched /fˈɛtʃt/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]přinesený
fetched /fˈɛtʃt/ abgeholt Synonyms: collected, picked up, met see: collect sb./sth., fetch sb./sth., pick up sb./sth., to (go and) meet sb., collecting, fetching, picking up, meeting, Who is going to fetch the kids from school today?, Will anybody be at the station to meet me?From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
fetched /fˈɛtʃt/ abgerufen see: fetch, fetching, fetches, fetchedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
fetched /fˈɛtʃt/ rief ab see: fetch, fetching, fetched, fetchesFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
fetched /fˈɛtʃt/ apportiert Synonym: retrieved see: retrieve, fetch sth., retrieving, fetchingFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
fetched /fˈɛtʃt/ hervorgeholt, herausgeholt Synonym: popped see: fetch, pop, fetching, popping, fetches, pops, fetched, poppedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
fetched /fˈɛtʃt/ holte hervor, holte heraus Synonym: popped see: fetch, pop, fetching, popping, fetched, popped, fetches, popsFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
fetched /fˈɛtʃt/ geholt, hergeholt, hergebracht, herbeigeholt "I/he/she fetched" - ich/er/sie holte "he/she has/had fetched" - er/sie hat/hatte geholt see: fetch sb./sth., fetching, he/she fetches, fetch help, fetch sb. sth., fetch sth. for sb., Go and fetch a doctor!, She went upstairs to fetch some blankets., Fetch me some coffee while you're up.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
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