English > fetch: 4 senses > verb 1, contactMeaning | go or come after and bring or take back. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
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Example | "The dog fetched the hat" |
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Synonyms | bring, get, convey |
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Entails | come, come up | Move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody |
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Narrower | deliver | Bring to a destination, make a delivery |
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retrieve | Run after, pick up, and bring to the master |
retrieve | Go for and bring back |
Broader | transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise | Send from one person or place to another |
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Opposite | take away, bear off, bear away, carry away, carry off | Remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state |
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Similar to | bring, convey, take | Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere |
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Spanish | acercar, coger, llevar, portar, traer |
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Catalan | agafar, dur, portar, transportar |
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