fetch

v., fetched, fetch·ing, fetch·es.

v.tr.

1. To come or go after and take or bring back: The puppy fetched the stick that we had tossed.
2. 1. To cause to come.
   2. To bring in as a price: fetched a thousand dollars at auction.
   3. To interest or attract.
3. 1. To draw in (breath); inhale.
   2. To bring forth (a sigh, for example) with obvious effort.
4. Informal. To deliver (a blow) by striking; deal.
5. Nautical. To arrive at; reach: fetched port after a month at sea.

v.intr.

1. 1. To go after something and return with it.
   2. To retrieve killed game. Used of a hunting dog.
2. To take an indirect route.
3. Nautical.
   1. To hold a course.
   2. To turn about; veer.

n.

1. The act or an instance of fetching.
2. A stratagem or trick.
3. 1. The distance over which a wind blows.
   2. The distance traveled by waves with no obstruction.

phrasal verb:

fetch up

1. To reach a stopping place or goal; end up: "He went down and out at the same time and fetched up on his back clear in the middle of the room" (Madison Smart Bell).
2. To make up (lost time, for example).
3. To bring forth; produce.
4. To bring to a halt; stop.

[Middle English fecchen, from Old English feccean.]

fetcher fetch'er n.

verb

1. To cause to come along with oneself: bear, bring, carry, convey, take, transport. See accompanied.
2. To achieve (a certain price): bring (in), realize, sell for. See get/lose.

v

Definition: go get, bring in
Antonyms: free, let go

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The distance that a sea wave has travelled from its initiation to the coast where it breaks. While the extent of fetch substantially controls the energy and height of a wave, such that in the North Sea the greatest fetches, and the biggest waves, come to the British Isles from the north and north-east, wind speeds are of greater importance; within the tropics, even when there is a fetch of 1500 km, wave heights rarely exceed 3.5 m (unless there is a tropical cyclone). The longest fetch, and hence the dominant wave direction, will affect the direction of longshore drift and the orientation of beaches.

Defining a word with many useful nautical meanings
The term fetch is often misused by boaters. It seems to have acquired the meaning of popple, or choppy seas, whereas in fact it is the distance a wind can blow over the sea without appreciable interference from land. For example, you could say, “For a wave to reach its maximum height requires a fetch of at least 600 miles.” Or, “There was a 5-mile fetch in the anchorage, so the wind was able to create large seas.”There are several other nautical meanings of the word, of course. In old writings you will see it used for “arrive at” (“we fetched the harbor in good time”). To “fetch the mark” in a racing boat is to round it without having to make another tack, and to “fetch up all standing” once meant to come to a sudden unexpected halt.In many English-speaking countries, the word fetch is used to describe a point of sailing between close-hauled and reaching; thus, a boat sailing on a fetch (or fetching) is close-reaching.See also Wave Height.

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IN BRIEF: To go after and bring back.

The dog liked to play fetch with the stick.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - hente, indbringe, gøre indtryk på, lange ud
v. intr. - apportere, holde kursen på vandet, gå en omvej
n. - henten, kneb, frit stræk

idioms:

• fetch a blow    give en på skrinet
• fetch and carry    hoppe og springe
• fetch up    havne, ende

2.
n. - dobbeltgænger, ottetalssnoning

Nederlands (Dutch)
halen, afleiden, opbrengen, interesseren, slaan, tot stand brengen, inademen, verzuchten, bereiken, ergens omheen gaan, koersen, draaien, strategie, afstand waarover de wind waait, afstand die golven afleggen, dubbelganger

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - aller chercher, (Comm) rapporter, atteindre, flanquer un coup à qn
v. intr. - aller chercher
n. - fait d'aller chercher, stratagème, combine, (Naut) fetch, (Comput) chargement d'une instruction dans un registre

idioms:

• fetch a blow    flanquer un coup
• fetch and carry    faire les quatre volontés de qn, (être) la bonne à tout faire
• fetch up    arriver dans, finir par débarquer à

2.
n. - (GB) fantôme, apparition (d'une personne vivante)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - holen, abholen, erzielen
n. - Trick, Strecke

idioms:

• fetch a blow    jdm. einen Schlag versetzen
• fetch and carry    Mädchen für alles sein
• fetch up    ankommen, ein Kind erziehen

2.
n. - Gespenst, Geist

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (πάω και) φέρνω (πίσω), φέρνω (από αλλού), αποφέρω, αποδίδω (κέρδος κ.λπ.), καταφέρω (πλήγμα)
n. - τέχνασμα

idioms:

• fetch a blow    καταφέρω πλήγμα
• fetch and carry    κάνω θελήματα
• fetch up    ανεβάζω, ξερνώ, ξερνοβολάω

Italiano (Italian)
prendere, andare a prendere

idioms:

• fetch and carry    sfacchinare
• fetch up in    capitare in

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ir buscar
n. - ato (m) de trazer

idioms:

• fetch a blow    dar uma pancada
• fetch and carry    servir de criado (m)
• fetch up    chegar a algum lugar sem ter planejado

Русский (Russian)
принести, забрать, вызывать, испустить, наносить, выручать (от продажи)

idioms:

• fetch a blow    ударить
• fetch and carry    быть на побегушках
• fetch up    оканчиваться, очутиться

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - buscar, ir por, venir por, llegar
v. intr. - ir a buscar, traer, atraer
n. - tirada, alcance, acto de buscar, área donde las olas del océano son generadas por el viento

idioms:

• fetch a blow    dar un golpe a algo o alguien
• fetch and carry    hacer los recados, servir, ir y venir
• fetch up    ir a parar, venir a parar, vomitar

2.
n. - espectro, ánima en pena, aparecido, fantasma

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - inbringa, framkalla, hämta, göra intryck på (vard.), ge (vard.), nå (sjö.)
n. - avstånd, gengångare, knep (vard.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 拿来, 去请...来, 接...去, 去拿...给, 售得, 卖得, 取物, 绕道而行, 取回猎物, 活人的魂, 鬼

idioms:

• fetch a blow    被击一拳
• fetch and carry    做杂务, 打杂
• fetch up    突然到达

2. 活人的魂, 鬼

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 拿來, 去請...來, 接...去, 去拿...給, 售得, 賣得
v. intr. - 取物, 繞道而行, 取回獵物
n. - 活人的魂, 鬼

idioms:

• fetch a blow    被擊一拳
• fetch and carry    做雜務, 打雜
• fetch up    突然到達

2.
n. - 活人的魂, 鬼

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 가지고 오다, 매혹하다, 나오게 하다, 숨을 내쉬다,
v. intr. - 가서 물건을 가지고 오다, 의식을 회복하다
n. - 가져옴, 데려옴, 범위, 책략

idioms:

• fetch up    토하다, 상기하다, 회복하다, 갑자기 멈추다

2.
n. - 생령(귀신)

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 取って来る, もたらす, 漏らす, …に…を食わせる, 持って来る, 連れて来る, 引き出す, 売れる

idioms:

• fetch a blow    一撃を加える
• fetch and carry    使い走りをする, 雑用をする
• fetch up    着く, 急に止まる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجلب , يأتي ب (الاسم) جلب , استحضار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הביא, הזעיק, משך, גרם שיופיע, הוציא, פלט‬
v. intr. - ‮הביא, תמרנה (ספינה), הקיף בהליכה‬
n. - ‮תעלול, התחמקות‬
n. - ‮רוח-רפאים‬

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