Words / A2

FECH/fetʃ/

Fetch means go and bring something back: fetch the keys, fetch help, play fetch (with a dog). Bring can be from where you already are; fetch usually includes going. Catch means take something moving. Fetching as “attractive” is old-fashioned. Do not write fetch when you mean catch, or fetch vs stretch.

Meaning

To go and get something and bring it back.

Examples

• “Could you fetch the tickets from reception?”
• “Could you fetch a trolley from the rank outside?”
• “I will fetch the manager if the card machine fails again.”

Good to know

fetch the keys / fetch help. Cousin: bring. Mix-up: catch.

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