fetched

[ fech-id, fetcht ]

/ ˈfɛtʃ ɪd, fɛttʃt /

adjective South Midland U.S.

damned: Jim beat up every fetched one of them.

Origin of fetched

1850–55, Americanism; apparently fetch¹ + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM fetched

un·fetched, adjective

Words nearby fetched

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Definition for fetched (2 of 2)

fetch ¹

[ fech ]

/ fɛtʃ /

verb (used with object)

to go and bring back; return with; get: to go up a hill to fetch a pail of water.

to cause to come; bring: to fetch a doctor.

to sell for or bring (a price, financial return, etc.): The horse fetched $50 more than it cost.

Informal. to charm; captivate: Her beauty fetched the coldest hearts.

to take (a breath).

to utter (a sigh, groan, etc.).

to deal or deliver (a stroke, blow, etc.).

to perform or execute (a movement, step, leap, etc.).

Chiefly Nautical and British Dialect. to reach; arrive at: to fetch port.

Hunting. (of a dog) to retrieve (game).

verb (used without object)

to go and bring things.

Chiefly Nautical. to move or maneuver.

Hunting. to retrieve game (often used as a command to a dog).

to go by an indirect route; circle (often followed by around or about): We fetched around through the outer suburbs.

noun

the act of fetching.

the distance of fetching: a long fetch.

Oceanography.

an area where ocean waves are being generated by the wind.
the length of such an area.

the reach or stretch of a thing.

a trick; dodge.

Verb Phrases

fetch about, Nautical. (of a sailing vessel) to come onto a new tack.

fetch up,

Informal. to arrive or stop.
Older Use. to raise (children); bring up: She had to fetch up her younger sisters.
Nautical. (of a vessel) to come to a halt, as by lowering an anchor or running aground; bring up.

Origin of fetch

before 1000; Middle English fecchen, Old English fecc(e)an, variant of fetian to fetch (compare Middle English feten, fetten, British dialect fet; akin to Old English -fat in sīthfat journey, German fassen to grasp)

synonym study for fetch

1. See bring.

OTHER WORDS FROM fetch

fetch·er, noun

Example sentences from the Web for fetched

One of them fetched Manuel, nicknamed Barba (Spanish for beard), who was, of course, clean shaven.

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It is pressed deep inside, then more is fetched to mash on top.

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He called J.W. Whitten for permission, then fetched the local priest.

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A 1986 dress worn by Diana fetched $140,000 in London today.

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The beautiful pink ‘Princie’ diamond just fetched a record haul at Christie's.

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The servant who fetched him was marked as a girl well known on the stand.

Armadale |Wilkie Collins
He fetched back five o' the seven men that went ashore in the yawl.

Pirates' Hope |Francis Lynde
And I've packed up all my things, and your car's come and fetched them, Mr. Naylor.

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Shares that had fetched twelve hundred and fifty francs fell to four hundred, though intrinsically they were worth six.

The Firm of Nucingen |Honore de Balzac
By and by we halted again, by another roadside inn, and again Mr. Jope fetched forth and administered insidious drink.

The Adventures of Harry Revel |Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

British Dictionary definitions for fetched (1 of 2)

fetch ¹

/ (fɛtʃ) /

verb (mainly tr)

to go after and bring back; get to fetch help

to cause to come; bring or draw forth the noise fetched him from the cellar

(also intr) to cost or sell for (a certain price) the table fetched six hundred pounds

to utter (a sigh, groan, etc)

informal to deal (a blow, slap, etc)

(also intr) nautical to arrive at or proceed by sailing

informal to attract to be fetched by an idea

(used esp as a command to dogs) to retrieve (shot game, an object thrown, etc)

rare to draw in (a breath, gasp, etc), esp with difficulty

fetch and carry to perform menial tasks or run errands

noun

the reach, stretch, etc, of a mechanism

a trick or stratagem

the distance in the direction of the prevailing wind that air or water can travel continuously without obstruction

Word Origin for fetch

Old English feccan; related to Old Norse feta to step, Old High German sih fazzōn to climb

British Dictionary definitions for fetched (2 of 2)

fetch ²

/ (fɛtʃ) /

noun

the ghost or apparition of a living person

Word Origin for fetch

C18: of unknown origin

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fetched

adjective South Midland U.S.

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verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

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synonym study for fetch

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fetched

adjective South Midland U.S.

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Words nearby fetched

Definition for fetched (2 of 2)

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

noun

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Origin of fetch

synonym study for fetch

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verb (mainly tr)

noun

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