fetch up

F f

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fech uhp]
- /fɛtʃ ʌp/
- /fetʃ ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fech uhp]
- /fɛtʃ ʌp/

Definitions of fetch up words

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

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Origin of fetch up

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 up

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adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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fetch up 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.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for fetch up

verb fetch up

uplift — to lift up; raise; elevate.
heighten — to increase the height of; make higher.
raise — to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
pyramid — Architecture. (in ancient Egypt) a quadrilateral masonry mass having smooth, steeply sloping sides meeting at an apex, used as a tomb. (in ancient Egypt and pre-Columbian Central America) a quadrilateral masonry mass, stepped and sharply sloping, used as a tomb or a platform for a temple.
uphold — to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism: He fought the duel to uphold his family's honor.

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Antonyms for fetch up

verb fetch up

decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
lessen — to become less.
condemn — If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
demote — If someone demotes you, they give you a lower rank or a less important position than you already have, often as a punishment.
denounce — If you denounce a person or an action, you criticize them severely and publicly because you feel strongly that they are wrong or evil.

All 54 Antonyms of fetch up

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fetch up usage trend in Literature

Synonyms for fetch up

verb fetch up

Antonyms for fetch up

verb fetch up

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