fetch
verb (used with object)
to go and bring back; return with; get.
has fetched
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present perfectof fetch (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Westeros’ coveted seat of power, which was at the heart of HBO’s Emmy-winning fantasy epic “Game of Thrones,” has fetched nearly $1.5 million at auction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2024
No other country has fetched pieces of asteroids, preserved time capsules from the dawn of our solar system that can help explain how Earth — and life — came to be.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
Wright Auctions, a leading venue for the sales of contemporary design goods, has fetched five-figure deals for a Hans Wegner desk, a George Nakashima settee and a chair designed by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
Titanic memorabilia, including a badge given by a steward to a female friend aboard the ship shortly before it sank, has fetched £68,000 at auction.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2022
It is set up in a crater alongside us; Berger has fetched it, and now the counter-attack comes over from behind; we are set free and make contact with the rear.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
