Main Entry:: ¹fetch
Pronunciation:: \ˈfech\
Function:: verb
Etymology:: Middle English fecchen, from Old English fetian, feccan; perhaps akin to Old English fōt foot — more at foot
Date:: before 12th century

transitive verb1 a: to go or come after and bring or take back <fetch a doctor> b: derive , deduce2 a: to cause to come b: to bring in (as a price) : realize c: interest , attract3 a: to give (a blow) by striking : deal bchiefly dialect : bring about , accomplish c (1): to take in (as a breath) : draw (2): to bring forth (as a sound) : heave <fetch a sigh>4 a: to reach by sailing especially against the wind or tide b: to arrive at : reachintransitive verb1: to get and bring something ; specifically : to retrieve killed game2: to take a roundabout way : circle3 a: to hold a course on a body of water b: veer

— fetch·er noun

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