fetch
To fetch something is to go and get it. “Go fetch!” you might shout after your dog while throwing a stick into the yard.
Fetch comes from the Old English fatian meaning “grasp.” When a dog fetches a bone, it grasps it in its mouth. You can ask your sister to fetch or grab your backpack off the table. If you sell something for a good price, you can fetch, or bring in, a decent amount of money. If you are sick of playing fetch, you might try to fetch a good price for your pooch.
Definitions of fetch
go or come after and bring or take back
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bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off, take awayremove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
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retrieverun after, pick up, and bring to the master
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retrievego for and bring back
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deliverbring to a destination, make a delivery
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misdeliverdeliver to the wrong address
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process, serve, swear outdeliver a warrant or summons to someone
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discharge, drop, drop off, put down, set down, unloadleave or unload
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consignsend to an address
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channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transmit, transportsend from one person or place to another
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bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off, take away
take away or remove
the action of fetching
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actionsomething done (usually as opposed to something said)
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action
be sold for a certain price
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