fetch

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

fetch [fetch fetches fetched fetching] BrE [fetʃ] NAmE [fetʃ] verb
1. (especially BrE)to go to where sb/sth is and bring them/it back
•~ sb/sth to fetch help / a doctor
• The inhabitants have to walk a mile to fetch water.
• She's gone to fetch the kids from school.
•~ sb sth Could you fetch me my bag?
2. ~ sth to be sold for a particular price
Syn: sell for
•The painting is expected to fetch $10 000 at auction.
Idiom: ↑fetch and carry
Derived: ↑fetch up
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English fecc(e)an, variant of fetian, probably related to fatian ‘grasp’, of Germanic origin and related to German fassen.

Thesaurus:
fetch verb T (BrE, especially spoken)
•She's gone to fetch the kids from school.
collect • |especially spoken get • • pick sb/sth up •
Fetch or get? Fetch usually refers to sb/sth that is in a place and needs to be collected. Get has a wider range of meaning; you can get things that need to be prepared or obtained:
•Get John a drink.
 ✗ Fetch John a drink.

Example Bank:
•Could you fetch my bag for me?
•He fetched a couple of towels from the bathroom.
•He ran to fetch help.
•She's gone to fetch the kids from school.
•The painting is expected to fetch £10 000 at auction.
•They have to walk over a mile to fetch water.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  bring in, bring, get, convey
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  take away, bear off, bear away, carry away, carry off