bring and fetch share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. bring means “take something or somebody with oneself somewhere”. fetch means “go or come after and bring or take back”. bring is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈbɹɪŋ/
1.v.take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
“Bring me the box from the other room”
2.v.cause to come into a particular state or condition
“Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence”
3.v.cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
“I cannot work a miracle”
/ˈfɛtʃ/
1.v.go or come after and bring or take back
“Get me those books over there, please”
2.v.be sold for a certain price
“The painting brought $10,000”
3.v.take away or remove
“The devil will fetch you!”
| bring | fetch | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɹɪŋ/ | /ˈfɛtʃ/ |
| Said | bring | fech |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 5 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | verb | verb, noun |
| Senses | 11 | 4 |
| How common | Core | Common |
| Synonyms | convey, take | bring, get, convey |
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