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fetch

fetch

11 2.5
An act of going to get something and bringing it back
  • noun
  • /fɛtʃ/
translation icon : ida a buscar
  • After a long day, I love to unwind by taking my dog to the park for a game of fetch.

I think dogs like to play fetch because, well, they're stupid.

Examples

Synonyms

pickup
vsfetch
81 2.6

The act of collecting things or people to move them

is about personally going to get something and then bringing it back
fetch-and-carry task
vsfetch
  • Specialized
7.2

A robot action to pick up an object and carry it to a place

is the general human action of going to get something and bringing it back

Compounds

6.6

A simple, boring job doing small errands and chores

fetch-and-carry task
  • Specialized
7.2

A robot action to pick up an object and carry it to a place

Surface Forms

fetch singular
fetches plural

Etymology

Fetch as a noun is the act of going to get something and bringing it back, and it comes from the Old English verb feccan, 'to bring' or 'get'. That is why a game of fetch is when a dog brings back a ball.