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verb / noun

fetch

FECH/fetʃ/

To go and bring something back.

The dog fetches the ball, carrying it back to its waiting owner.

A dog runs back toward its waiting owner with a retrieved ball in its mouth, making the familiar action of fetching immediately recognizable.
Etymology
fetchOld Englishto bring; seek; take

Old English feccan covered both bringing and seeking. The modern sense focuses on a trip made to obtain something and return with it.

In context

Your Manhwa Recap333:36
then nodded. Yang Bazi happily went inside to fetch the money
After Taking Over a Thug's Body, He Built a New Life With Hunting, Honey and Herbs 2

More examples

  • The dog fetches the ball and drops it beside me.
  • We play fetch with our dog in the yard.
  • The program fetches the latest records from the database.

Forms

fetch · fetches · fetched · fetching

Similar words

retrieve
Often emphasizes recovering something lost, stored, or left somewhere.
bring
Emphasizes movement toward a destination, without necessarily going first.