Fetch (Verb)
Meaning 1
Go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
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Meaning 2
Be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Synonyms
Meaning 3
Take away or remove; "The devil will fetch you!".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Death itself comes to fetch the wicked.
- Fear not for the darkness will fetch you in the end.
- It is said that the devil will fetch those who have made a pact.
- Legend says that if you stay too long, the spirits will fetch you.
- The curse will fetch you, and you will be dragged down to the depths of despair.