 fetch |
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| 1. | [ verb ] go or come after and bring or take back | |
| Synonyms: | get bring convey | |
| Examples: | "Get me those books over there, please" "Could you bring the wine?" "The dog fetched the hat" |
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| Related terms: | take_away transmit deliver retrieve bring come | |
| 2. | [ verb ] attract or elicit | |
| Synonyms: | attract draw draw_in pull_in pull | |
| Examples: | "The school attracts students with artistic talents" "His playing drew a crowd" "The painting fetched more than a million at the auction" "The star cast pulled many people to the box office" |
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| Related terms: | repel pull tug catch draw_in bring attract curl_up draw_in pull attraction pull attraction drawing_card appear | |
| 3. | [ verb ] take away or remove | |
| Examples: | "The devil will fetch you!" |
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| Related terms: | bring | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (business) be sold for a certain price | |
| Synonyms: | bring bring_in | |
| Examples: | "The painting brought $10,000" "The old print fetched a high price at the auction" |
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| Related terms: | change_hands | |
| Similar spelling: |
fetich Fettig Fettes fetish |
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