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I had a very simple, unremarkable and happy life. And I grew up in a very small town. And so my life was made up of, you know, in the morning going to the river to fetch water - no tap water, and no electricity - and, you know, bathing in the river, and then going to school, and playing soccer afterwards.
Ishmael Beah

Meaning of "fetch" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FETCH

Old English feccan; related to Old Norse feta to step, Old High German sih fazzōn to climb.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FETCH

fetch  [fɛtʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FETCH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fetch is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb fetch in English.

WHAT DOES FETCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fetch in the English dictionary

The first definition of fetch in the dictionary is to go after and bring back; get. Other definition of fetch is to cause to come; bring or draw forth. Fetch is also to cost or sell for.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FETCH

PRESENT

Present
I fetch
you fetch
he/she/it fetches
we fetch
you fetch
they fetch
Present continuous
I am fetching
you are fetching
he/she/it is fetching
we are fetching
you are fetching
they are fetching
Present perfect
I have fetched
you have fetched
he/she/it has fetched
we have fetched
you have fetched
they have fetched
Present perfect continuous
I have been fetching
you have been fetching
he/she/it has been fetching
we have been fetching
you have been fetching
they have been fetching
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I fetched
you fetched
he/she/it fetched
we fetched
you fetched
they fetched
Past continuous
I was fetching
you were fetching
he/she/it was fetching
we were fetching
you were fetching
they were fetching
Past perfect
I had fetched
you had fetched
he/she/it had fetched
we had fetched
you had fetched
they had fetched
Past perfect continuous
I had been fetching
you had been fetching
he/she/it had been fetching
we had been fetching
you had been fetching
they had been fetching
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will fetch
you will fetch
he/she/it will fetch
we will fetch
you will fetch
they will fetch
Future continuous
I will be fetching
you will be fetching
he/she/it will be fetching
we will be fetching
you will be fetching
they will be fetching
Future perfect
I will have fetched
you will have fetched
he/she/it will have fetched
we will have fetched
you will have fetched
they will have fetched
Future perfect continuous
I will have been fetching
you will have been fetching
he/she/it will have been fetching
we will have been fetching
you will have been fetching
they will have been fetching
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would fetch
you would fetch
he/she/it would fetch
we would fetch
you would fetch
they would fetch
Conditional continuous
I would be fetching
you would be fetching
he/she/it would be fetching
we would be fetching
you would be fetching
they would be fetching
Conditional perfect
I would have fetch
you would have fetch
he/she/it would have fetch
we would have fetch
you would have fetch
they would have fetch
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been fetching
you would have been fetching
he/she/it would have been fetching
we would have been fetching
you would have been fetching
they would have been fetching
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you fetch
we let´s fetch
you fetch
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to fetch
Past participle
fetched
Present Participle
fetching
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FETCH


cosech
ˈkəʊsɛtʃ
Dolmetsch
ˈdɒlmɛtʃ
etch
ɛtʃ
fletch
flɛtʃ
ketch
kɛtʃ
kvetch
kvɛtʃ
lech
lɛtʃ
letch
lɛtʃ
outstretch
ˌaʊtˈstrɛtʃ
overstretch
ˌəʊvəˈstrɛtʃ
quetch
kwɛtʃ
quetsch
kwɛtʃ
resketch
riːˈskɛtʃ
retch
rɛtʃ
sketch
skɛtʃ
spetch
spɛtʃ
stretch
strɛtʃ
vetch
vɛtʃ
wretch
rɛtʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FETCH

feta
fetal
fetal alcohol syndrome
fetal diagnosis
fetal hydrops
fetal position
fetation
fetch and carry
fetch up
fetcher
fetching
fetchingly
feterita
fetial
fetialis
fetich
fetich-like
fetichism
fetichist
fetichistic

WORDS THAT END LIKE FETCH

at a stretch
back stretch
character sketch
crown vetch
home stretch
homescreetch
Jack Ketch
kidney vetch
milk vetch
restretch
thumbnail sketch

Synonyms and antonyms of fetch in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FETCH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fetch» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of fetch

Translation of «fetch» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FETCH

Find out the translation of fetch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fetch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fetch» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

取来
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ir a buscar
570 millions of speakers

English

fetch
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लाने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَجْلِبُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

приносить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pegar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rapporter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ambil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

holen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

行って連れて来る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

...을 가서 가지고 오다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Njupuk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lấy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எடுக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्राप्त करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

getirmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

andare a prendere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przynieść
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

принести
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a se duce după
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προσκομίζω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

haal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hämta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hente
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fetch

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FETCH»

The term «fetch» is very widely used and occupies the 6.937 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FETCH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fetch» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fetch» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fetch

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10 QUOTES WITH «FETCH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fetch.
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Max Aitken
Buy old masters. They fetch a better price than old mistresses.
2
Ishmael Beah
I had a very simple, unremarkable and happy life. And I grew up in a very small town. And so my life was made up of, you know, in the morning going to the river to fetch water - no tap water, and no electricity - and, you know, bathing in the river, and then going to school, and playing soccer afterwards.
3
William Throsby Bridges
If the guilt of sin is so great that nothing can satisfy it but the blood of Jesus; and the filth of sin is so great that nothing can fetch out the stain thereof but the blood of Jesus, how great, how heinous, how sinful must the evil of sin be.
4
Edward Coke
Things are worth what they will fetch at a sale.
5
Les Dawson
Mind you, I've always been musical... Mother used to sit me on her knee and I'd whisper, 'Mummy, Mummy, sing me a lullaby do,' and she'd say: 'Certainly my angel, my wee bundle of happiness, hold my beer while I fetch me banjo.'
6
Michel Faber
Pathos and poignancy are, to me, tactics and techniques; in my work as a writer, I fetch them from my toolbox and use them as required.
7
Neil Jackson
Being an actor, you can get spoilt a little bit: car services come and pick you up, you get put up in nice hotels, people fetch you coffee, and so on. It is wonderful, but you can get lost in that world pretty quickly and start believing that it is real life.
8
Wangari Maathai
In Kenya women are the first victims of environmental degradation, because they are the ones who walk for hours looking for water, who fetch firewood, who provide food for their families.
9
Groucho Marx
A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.
10
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
I know what it means to go to the stream to fetch water... what it means when people are poor and don't have enough to eat. It's not enough to say you know about poverty. You have to live it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FETCH»

Discover the use of fetch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fetch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Go Fetch
This book has been previously published and has been revised from its original release.
Shelly Laurenston, 2007
2
An Actual Life
“The Time Fetch is a remarkable testament to the power of true friendship and a thrilling fantasy adventure about the unseen world all around us.” --R. J. Palacio, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wonder Edward picks up what he ...
Abigail Thomas, 2013
3
Fetch
Father Ian promised his parishioner to investigate a mysterious sighting at the nearby cemetery.
Scott Roche, 2011
4
Fetch
Tamar Yoseloff's third collection combines poignant, sensual and evocative poems with the voyeuristic intensity of an internal emigre.
Tamar Yoseloff, 2007
5
Teaching an Anthill to Fetch: Developing Collaborative ...
IQ and EQ (emotional intelligence) are necessary but no longer sufficient to deal with the present rate of change. Getting people onboard and keeping them there demands a new level of collaboration, such as the model presented by Joyce.
Stephen James Joyce, 2007
6
The Fetch
This first entry in the Runestone Saga is an utterly unique blend of horror, supernatural possibility, and historical truth that will leave readers wrung out from tension and clamoring for more. From the Hardcover edition.
Chris Humphreys, 2009
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Rex Plays Fetch
Broken glass is a dangerous envionmental hazard. In this story, Rex (an old English sheep dog who first featured in That's Not Our Dog) is the innocent victim. A visit to the vet is required.
Julie Haydon, 2001
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The Fetch: A Novel
After 350 years as a Fetch, or death escort, Calder breaks his vows and enters the body of Rasputin, whose spirit causes rebellion in the Land of Lost Souls while Calder struggles to convey Ana and Alexis, orphaned in the Russian Revolution ...
Laura Whitcomb, 2010
9
Fetch: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
‎2008
10
Hey Pup, Fetch It Up!: The Complete Retriever Training Book
This Tarrant classic contains a complete, humane training plan for both hunters and field-trialers.
Bill Tarrant, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FETCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fetch is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Harper Lee's personal letters could fetch $250K at auction - Arts …
Six letters by To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper Lee to one of her closest friends could fetch as much as $250,000 at auction. Four of the ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
2
Batch of grapes fetch $8250 at auction
A bunch of grapes fetched a record one million yen, or approximately $8,200, at an auction in Ishikawa, Japan. «KCCI Des Moines, Jul 15»
3
Batch of grapes fetch $8,250 at auction | National News - WMUR …
Batch of grapes fetch $8,250 at auction. Fruit to be served as fancy dessert. UPDATED 11:31 AM EDT Jul 09, 2015 ... «WMUR Manchester, Jul 15»
4
Brazil's 13th Oil Round Could Fetch US$870 Million
Oil companies are expected to invest about 2.8 billion reais ($870 million) to complete minimum exploration work at concessions Brazil plans to ... «E&P, Jul 15»
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Unseen Winnie the Pooh drawing set to fetch £50k | UK | News …
A PREVIOUSLY unseen Winnie-the-Pooh illustration that never made it into the original series of books has emerged for sale after 90 years for ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
I Had to Fetch a $12K Bag of Potato Chips & Other Confessions of a …
A hotel guest is demanding a bag of potato chips — that are only available on another continent. A diner at your restaurant needs you to find a ... «Yahoo Travel, Jul 15»
7
Speed Fetch app has tied up with Ozone WiFi Networks for free …
NEW DELHI: 4G and 3G could well be passe if a new mobile application manages to deliver on its promise. Speed Fetch is offering free ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
8
Missing MHP bomb dog was found looking for a game of fetch
It turns out bomb detection dogs are cops, but they're also normal dogs. While the world was looking for 'Smoke,' a 9-year-old Labrador ... «Jackson Clarion Ledger, Jul 15»
9
Cedar Lane Feeds Auction: Goats fetch a high price of $190 each
UPPER PITTSGROVE TWP. — Prices realized Tuesday at Cedar Lane Feeds Auction Sales were as follows: Hay, per square bale: High, $8.50 ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
10
Bruce Jenner's 1984 Olympic Torch could fetch $20K at auction …
The 1984 Summer Olympic Torch that Bruce Jenner carried through Lake Tahoe, Nevada, is going on the auction block where it could fetch ... «New York Post, Jul 15»

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