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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
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              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.
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     2. To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for.
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              Our native horses were held in small esteem, and
              fetched low prices.                   --Macaulay.
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     3. To recall from a swoon; to revive; -- sometimes with to;
        as, to fetch a man to.
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              Fetching men again when they swoon.   --Bacon.
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     4. To reduce; to throw.
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              The sudden trip in wrestling that fetches a man to
              the ground.                           --South.
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     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.
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              I'll fetch a turn about the garden.   --Shak.
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              He fetches his blow quick and sure.   --South.
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     6. To bring or get within reach by going; to reach; to arrive
        at; to attain; to reach by sailing.
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              Meantine flew our ships, and straight we fetched
              The siren's isle.                     --Chapman.
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     7. To cause to come; to bring to a particular state.
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              They could n't fetch the butter in the churn. --W.
                                                    Barnes.
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     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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  fetching \fetching\ adj.
     drawing favorable attention; as, a fetching new hat.
  
     Syn: appealing, taking, winning.
          [WordNet 1.5]

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 WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  fetching
       adj : very attractive; capturing interest; "a fetching new
             hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his
             manner"; "a winning personality" [syn: taking, winning]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fetching
     a.
     attractive; pleasant to regard.
     vb.
     (present participle of en fetch nocat=1)
     n.
     The act by which something is fetched.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  fetching
     a.
     attractive; pleasant to regard.
     vb.
     (present participle of en fetch nocat=1)
     n.
     The act by which something is fetched.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  fetching
     a.
     attractive; pleasant to regard.
     vb.
     (present participle of en fetch nocat=1)
     n.
     The act by which something is fetched.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  fetching
     a.
     attractive; pleasant to regard.
     vb.
     (present participle of en fetch nocat=1)
     n.
     The act by which something is fetched.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fetching
     Englanti a.
     (yhteys arkikieltä k=en) puoleensavetävä; ihastuttava
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm f etch ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fetching
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en fetch ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb fetch)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Fetching /fˈɛtʃɪŋ/
  الجلب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  fetching //ˈfɛt͡ʃɪŋ// 
  очарователен, привлекателен
  Attractive; pleasant to regard

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  fetching /fˈɛtʃɪŋ/ 
  přitažlivý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  fetching /fˈɛtʃɪŋ/ 
  báječný