fetch
/fetʃ/verb
उच्चारण फ़ेच
लाना; बिकना
Basic word
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[T]
to go to where somebody or something is and bring them or it back; to be sold for a particular price
लाना; बिकना
- Fetch some water.
- The painting fetched a lakh.
- Could you fetch my glasses from the table?
+ 2 more examples
- The dog fetched the ball and dropped it at her feet.
- Old coins can fetch high prices at auctions.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
fetch + object
Fetch means to go to a place, pick something or someone up and bring it back. Both the going and the returning are included.
'Fetch' का अर्थ है कहीं जाकर किसी चीज़ या व्यक्ति को उठाना और वापस लाना; जाना और लौटना दोनों इसमें शामिल हैं।
- Please fetch my glasses from the bedroom.
- The dog fetched the stick and dropped it at her feet.
fetch + indirect object + direct object
Fetch can take two objects: the person it is for and the thing brought. For is also possible.
'Fetch' के दो object हो सकते हैं: जिसके लिए लाया गया और जो लाया गया; 'for' के साथ भी वाक्य बन सकता है।
- Fetch me a glass of water.
- She fetched her brother some tea. / She fetched some tea for her brother.
fetch + price
In selling, fetch means to be sold for a certain amount. It is not used in the continuous tense.
बिक्री के संदर्भ में 'fetch' का अर्थ है किसी मूल्य पर बिकना; यह प्रायः continuous tense में नहीं आता।
- The old painting fetched five lakh rupees at the auction.
- Good basmati rice fetches a high price abroad.
go and fetch
Go and fetch is common in speech; British English can also say go fetch, but go to fetch is more formal.
बोलचाल में 'go and fetch' आम है; अधिक औपचारिक रूप 'go to fetch' है।
- Go and fetch the register from the staff room.
- He went to fetch a doctor.
+Collocations 5
fetch + object
watera doctora taxia bookthe doctora bucket
- The child fetched water from the well every morning.
fetch + price
a good pricea high pricea low pricelakhsa fortune
- The antique watch fetched a high price in the sale.
adverb + fetch
quicklyimmediatelyeasilygladlyjust
- Fetch the files quickly, the meeting has begun.
fetch + from / to
from the marketfrom the libraryto the doorfrom home
- She fetched the parcel from the post office.
be sent to fetch
a teacherthe principala nursean ambulance
- A student was sent to fetch the principal.
“More examples 6
- Radhika fetched her notebook from the library before the test.
राधिका परीक्षा से पहले पुस्तकालय से अपनी कॉपी ले आई।
- Our trained dog can fetch the newspaper every morning.
हमारा प्रशिक्षित कुत्ता हर सुबह अख़बार ला सकता है।
- Hand-made carpets from Kashmir fetch good prices in foreign markets.
कश्मीर के हाथ से बने कालीन विदेशी बाज़ारों में अच्छी क़ीमत पर बिकते हैं।
- The farmer hoped his mangoes would fetch a better price this year.
किसान को आशा थी कि इस वर्ष उसके आम बेहतर क़ीमत पर बिकेंगे।
- Could you fetch the children from school today?
क्या आप आज बच्चों को स्कूल से ले आ सकते हैं?
- The sale of the old house did not fetch as much as they had expected.
पुराने घर की बिक्री से उतना पैसा नहीं मिला जितनी उन्हें आशा थी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She fetched to me a cup of tea.
✓ She fetched me a cup of tea.
Fetch takes the person directly or with for, not with to.
'Fetch' के बाद व्यक्ति सीधे आता है या 'for' के साथ; 'to' नहीं लगता।
✗ He went to fetch for the doctor.
✓ He went to fetch the doctor.
Fetch is transitive and takes its object directly, with no for after it.
'Fetch' सकर्मक क्रिया है और इसका object सीधे आता है, बीच में 'for' नहीं लगता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three move something from one place to another, but the direction of movement differs.
तीनों किसी चीज़ को एक स्थान से दूसरे स्थान पर पहुँचाते हैं, पर दिशा का अंतर होता है।
Go somewhere, pick something up and come back with it.
कहीं जाकर कुछ उठाना और उसे लेकर लौटना।
- Fetch the chalk from the office.
Carry something to the place where the speaker is or will be.
किसी चीज़ को उस स्थान पर लाना जहाँ वक्ता है या होगा।
- Bring your admit card tomorrow.
Hold something and move with it, with no stress on direction.
किसी चीज़ को पकड़कर साथ ले चलना, दिशा पर बल नहीं।
- She carried a heavy bag to the station.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: far-fetched means very difficult to believe ('a far-fetched story').
प्रयोग में far-fetched का अर्थ अविश्वसनीय, बेतुका है ('a far-fetched story')।