fetched; fetching; fetches
1
2
3
a
: to give (a blow) by striking : deal
fetch him a clip on the chin
b
chiefly dialectal
: bring about, accomplish
4
a
: to reach by sailing especially against the wind or tide
fetch the harbor before the storm breaks
b
: to arrive at : reach
fetched home after a long ride
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
fetch to windward
b
: veer
fetcher
noun
Examples of fetch in a Sentence
Verb
If you throw the ball the dog will fetch it.
Hunting dogs are trained to fetch.
This table should fetch quite a bit at auction.
The house fetched more than we expected.
Noun (1)
his latest fetch to win back his girlfriend smacks of desperation
Noun (2)
with its standard assortment of chain stores and central food court, the new mall is pretty much the fetch of 1,000 other malls
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
The stock currently fetches 10 times earnings, versus a ten-year median of 19.
—John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 9 Apr. 2025
The west-southwest winds today will blow over the entire fetch of Lake Erie, helping to shove the water towards the eastern end of the lake.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Her art fetches astronomical auction prices of $3 million to $4 million.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
The stock currently fetches 10 times earnings, versus a ten-year median of 19.
—John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
The Triple Action Brush Roll will play fetch with clumps of pet hair, and the extension wand works wonders on upholstery—it’s not called Pet TurboEraser Tool for nothing.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 9 Apr. 2025
The west-southwest winds today will blow over the entire fetch of Lake Erie, helping to shove the water towards the eastern end of the lake.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Fetch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fetch. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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