fetch

verb [I/T] (GET)

/fetʃ/

Definition

› to go get something or someone and bring the thing or person back: [I] She’s been teaching the dog to fetch (= get a stick or ball that is thrown and bring it back).

(Definition of fetch verb (GET) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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