fetch
verb (used with object)
to go and bring back; return with; get.
was fetching
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past progressiveof fetch.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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As of Tuesday’s close, it was fetching just 5.5-times its projected earnings for 2026.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
Discovery was fetching a market cap just over $30 billion in early September before deal speculation began.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025
That made him a hot commodity in the portal, where he was fetching NIL deals in the neighborhood of $1 million, according to national college football analyst Brock Huard.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 1, 2024
The dollar/yen has stayed below 150 since Wednesday and was fetching 148.60 on Friday.
From Reuters ● Oct. 6, 2023
He was fetching water from a brook near the farm when he met two other North Korean defectors.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
