fetching
[ fech-ing ]
/ ˈfɛtʃ ɪŋ /
adjective
charming; captivating.
OTHER WORDS FROM fetching
fetch·ing·ly, adverb un·fetch·ing, adjectiveWords nearby fetching
Definition for fetching (2 of 2)
Origin of fetch
1
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, nounExample sentences from the Web for fetching
British Dictionary definitions for fetching (1 of 3)
fetching
/ (ˈfɛtʃɪŋ) /
adjective informal
attractively befitting
a fetching hat
charming
a fetching personality
Derived forms of fetching
fetchingly, adverbBritish Dictionary definitions for fetching (2 of 3)
fetch
1
/ (fɛtʃ) /
verb (mainly tr)
noun
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 fetching (3 of 3)
fetch
2
/ (fɛtʃ) /
noun
the ghost or apparition of a living person
Word Origin for fetch
C18: of unknown origin