fetch

«fetch» in Mova's school dictionary: To go to get something or someone and bring them back:… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (fetch, fetches, fetched, fetching)

meaning for a pupil

1) To go to get something or someone and bring them back: fetch the ball, fetch your coat. tree →

2) To be sold for a certain price: the old car fetched 500 dollars. tree →

3) "Fetch" is also a game where you throw a ball or stick for a dog to bring back. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life, children are asked to fetch things: fetch a plate, fetch your brother for dinner. With pets, playing fetch is good exercise for dogs. In stories, a character is sent to fetch water from the well (Jack and Jill). Phrases: "go and fetch", "fetch and carry", "play fetch", "far-fetched" (hard to believe).

examples

• Please fetch your coat; it's cold. tree →
• The dog fetched the stick from the river. tree →
• Can you fetch me a glass of water? tree →
• Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. tree →
• We played fetch with Bella in the park. tree →
• Mum went to fetch my sister from school. tree →
• The painting fetched a lot of money at the sale. tree →
• His story about a talking dragon was a bit far-fetched. tree →

note

"Fetch" means go there AND come back with it; "bring" means come here with it; "take" means go away with it. Plural/third person: fetches (add -es after ch). "Far-fetched" means unlikely to be true.

In the corpora

• Labradors were bred to fetch from water, with a thick waterproof coat and a thick otter-like tail used as a rudder.
• Alice says the Cat belongs to the Duchess, so they fetch the Duchess from prison.
• «Fetch the doctor.
• Jaguar fetches his Mother.
• In an asthma attack, sit the person up, help them use their reliever inhaler and fetch an adult.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fetch» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.