Fetch

/fɛtʃ/

Meaning & Definition

verb
To go for and then bring back.
I will fetch the ball from the yard.
To obtain or retrieve something.
Can you fetch my glasses from the other room?
To attract or draw (as in to fetch a price).
The painting was expected to fetch a high price at the auction.

Etymology

Middle English 'fecche', from Old English 'fēccan', meaning to bring.

Common Phrases and Expressions

fetch up
To end up somewhere unexpectedly.
fetch and carry
To do menial tasks or errands for someone else.
fetch back
To bring back something.

Related Words

retrieval
The act of getting something back.
collection
The act of gathering things together.
bring
To take or go with something to a person or place.

Slang Meanings

Cool or impressive.
That outfit is so fetch!
To be popular or trendy.
Everyone thinks that new cafe is fetch.