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fetch and carry

fetch and car·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fech and kar-ee]
    • /fɛtʃ ænd ˈkær i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fech and kar-ee]
    • /fɛtʃ ænd ˈkær i/

Definitions of fetch and carry words

  • verb with object fetch and carry to go and bring back; return with; get: to go up a hill to fetch a pail of water. 1
  • verb with object fetch and carry to cause to come; bring: to fetch a doctor. 1
  • verb with object fetch and carry to sell for or bring (a price, financial return, etc.): The horse fetched $50 more than it cost. 1
  • verb with object fetch and carry Informal. to charm; captivate: Her beauty fetched the coldest hearts. 1
  • verb with object fetch and carry to take (a breath). 1
  • verb with object fetch and carry to utter (a sigh, groan, etc.). 1
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Origin of fetch and carry

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English fecchen, Old English fecc(e)an, variant of fetian to fetch (compare Middle English feten, fetten, British dialect fet; akin to Old English -fat in sīthfat journey, German fassen to grasp)

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Parts of speech for Fetch and carry

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Fetch and carry

fetch and carry popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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