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fetched

The correct spelling is fetched.

How to pronounce fetched

verb

Say it like: Fec-hed

The correct spelling is fetched. To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get. For example: "If you put some new tyres on it, and clean it up a bit, the car should fetch about $5,000"

Usage Examples

If you put some new tyres on it, and clean it up a bit, the car should fetch about $5,000

to fetch headway or sternway

to fetch a man to

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get.
  2. 2.To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for.
  3. 3.To bring or get within reach by going; to reach; to arrive at; to attain; to reach by sailing.
  4. 4.To bring oneself; to make headway; to veer; as, to fetch about; to fetch to windward.
  5. 5.To take (a breath), to heave (a sigh)

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