1 : to go after and bring back (someone or something) [+ obj] ▪ Wait here while I fetch [=get] the doctor. ▪ Please fetch me a drink. = Please fetch a drink for me. ▪ If you throw the ball the dog will fetch it. [no obj] ▪ Hunting dogs are trained to fetch. 2 [+ obj] : to be sold for (an amount of money)
▪ This table should fetch quite a bit at auction. ▪ The house fetched more than we expected.
▪ This table should fetch quite a bit at auction. ▪ The house fetched more than we expected.
fetch and carry
: to do the kind of jobs that servants do for someone
▪ I won't fetch and carry for you all day.
▪ I won't fetch and carry for you all day.
fetch up
[phrasal verb] chiefly Brit, informal : to reach or come to a place, condition, or situation that was not planned or expected
▪ She traveled throughout Europe and eventually fetched up [=ended up] in Italy.
▪ She traveled throughout Europe and eventually fetched up [=ended up] in Italy.







