fetch
/fɛtʃ/
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Type
Verb
Meaning
To go after something or someone and return with them.
Please throw the stick and let the dog fetch it from the water.
To sell for a particular price at an auction or sale.
The rare vintage painting is expected to fetch several thousand dollars at auction.
To retrieve digital data from memory or a network storage location.
The application sends an automated query to fetch user profile information from the remote database.
How it's used
When this means “go and bring back”
- fetch the doctor
- fetch a glass of water
“fetch it.”
Could you fetch the keys from the counter upstairs?
When this means “sell for an amount”
- fetch a high price
“fetch it.”
The first edition copy fetched a record sum last night.
Collocations
- fetch a price
- fetch a sum
- fetch data
- play fetch