fetch

1. 1.

   the action of fetching

   Broaderaction

Other forms of fetch

plural

fetches·

past tense

fetched·

present participle

fetching·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about fetch

What does fetch mean?

fetch means "go or come after and bring or take back". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fetch?

fetch has 1 syllable: fetch. In IPA it is /ˈfɛtʃ/.

What is another word for fetch?

Close synonyms include bring, get, convey, bring in, bring. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fetch a common word?

fetch is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.