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Meanings of fetch in English

Portuguese
transmitir
Catalan
dur
Spanish
traer

Go or come after and bring or take back.

transmitir
Portuguese
fetch

The length of water over which a given wind has blown.

fetch
Usage of fetch in English
1
The source said the deal could fetch up to 1 billion euros.
Reuters
2
Even the less valuable items can fetch a good price that way.
Russian Winter
3
Two of the sources said it could fetch several hundred million dollars.
Reuters
4
About 12 times what your kidney would fetch on the open market.
Wired
5
Society still frowns at men who fetch water or firewood or cook.
Reuters
6
The Godiva business could fetch a higher multiple, given its premium position.
Reuters
7
I saw an ax in the woodshed, Malcolm; just fetch it here.
Colonel Thorndyke's Secret
8
It is thought a sale could fetch up to 30 million pounds.
Reuters
9
With them, every second sentence was fetch that, or carry this there.
Knife of dreams
10
Waldo hastened to fetch the animal; but he returned leading it slowly.
The Story of an African Farm
11
My grandmother went down to fetch water, and I took my chance.
Voices in the dark
12
She left her two eldest with family, hoping to fetch them later.
Reuters
13
Let's go fetch the good lady and carry her to the boat.
The buried giant
14
She was saying, A tree across the road...Francis had to fetch help.
Heart of oak
15
Go you and fetch the horses; Mademoiselle and myself shall walk together.
Annette, the Metis Spy: A Heroine of the N.W. Rebellion
16
These are easier to transport and fetch a better price in fish.
The Rational Optimist
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