Fetch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the action of fetching

go or come after and bring or take back

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɛtʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɛtʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɛtʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈɛtʃ/.

Examples

Get me those books over there, please
Could you bring the wine?
The dog fetched the hat

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bring in bring get convey

Antonyms

take away

Parts of Speech

noun	the action of fetching
verb	go or come after and bring or take back “Get me those books over there, please”
verb	be sold for a certain price “The painting brought $10,000”
verb	take away or remove “The devil will fetch you!”

Word Forms

conveyance

noun

the act of moving something from one location to another

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bringen

die Aktion des Holens

🇫🇷French

aller chercher

l'action de récupérer

🇪🇸Spanish

buscar

la acción de ir a buscar

🇮🇹Italian

andare a prendere

l'azione di prendere

🇳🇱Dutch

ophalen

de actie van het ophalen

🇵🇹Portuguese

buscar

a ação de buscar

🇷🇺Russian

принести

действие по извлечению

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लाना

लाने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

আনা

আনার ক্রিয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

எடுக்க

எடுக்கும் நடவடிக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

తీసుకుని

పొందడం యొక్క చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

आणणे

आणण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

મેળવો

લાવવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ತರಲು

ತರುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൊണ്ടുവരിക

കൊണ്ടുവരുന്നതിനുള്ള പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰੋ

ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

لانا

لانے کی کارروائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拿来

获取的动作

🇯🇵Japanese

フェッチ

取ってくるという行為

🇰🇷Korean

술책

가져오는 동작

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tìm về

hành động lấy

🇹🇭Thai

ดึง

การกระทำของการดึงข้อมูล

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengambil

tindakan mengambil

🇵🇭Filipino

sunduin

ang aksyon ng pagkuha

🇲🇾Malay

ambil

tindakan mengambil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أحضر

عمل الجلب

🇮🇷Persian

واکشی

عمل واکشی

🇹🇷Turkish

gidip getirmek

getirme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהָבִיא

פעולת השליפה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'fetch'?

The primary meaning of 'fetch' is 'the action of fetching'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'fetch' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'fetch' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'fetch' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'fetch' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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