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Meaning of fetching

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

fetching

Pronunciation:/ˈfɛtʃɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get.

  2. To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for.

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

  3. To bring or get within reach by going; to reach; to arrive at; to attain; to reach by sailing.

    Example: to fetch headway or sternway

  4. To bring oneself; to make headway; to veer; as, to fetch about; to fetch to windward.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Attractive; pleasant to regard.