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English

fetches

verb

Meaning

  1. To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get.
  2. To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for.
  3. To bring or get within reach by going; to reach; to arrive at; to attain; to reach by sailing.
  4. To bring oneself; to make headway; to veer; as, to fetch about; to fetch to windward.
  5. To take (a breath), to heave (a sigh)
  6. To cause to come; to bring to a particular state.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data