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fetch
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: f?ch, IPA(key): /f?t?/
- Rhymes: -?t?
Etymology 1
The verb is derived from Middle English fecchen (“to get and bring back, fetch; to come for, get and take away; to steal; to carry away to kill; to search for; to obtain, procure”) [and other forms], from Old English fe??an, fæ??an, feccean (“to fetch, bring; to draw; to gain, take; to seek”), a variant of fetian, fatian (“to bring near, fetch; to acquire, obtain; to bring on, induce; to fetch a wife, marry”) and possibly related to Old English facian, f?cian (“to acquire, obtain; to try to obtain; to get; to get to, reach”), both from Proto-Germanic *fat?n?, *fatjan? (“to hold, seize; to fetch”), from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (“to step, walk; to fall, stumble”). The English word is cognate with Dutch vatten (“to apprehend, catch; to grasp; to understand”), English fet (“(obsolete) to fetch”), Faroese fata (“to grasp, understand”), Swedish fatta (“to grasp, understand”), German fassen (“to catch, grasp; to capture, seize”), Icelandic feta (“to go, step”), West Frisian fetsje (“to grasp”).
The noun is derived from the verb.
Verb
fetch (third-person singular simple present fetches, present participle fetching, simple past and past participle fetched)
- To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get.
- 1611 King James Bible, 1 Kings xvii. 11, 12
- He called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
- 1908, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
- When they got home, the Rat made a bright fire in the parlour, and planted the Mole in an arm-chair in front of it, having fetched down a dressing-gown and slippers for him, and told him river stories till supper-time.
- 1611 King James Bible, 1 Kings xvii. 11, 12
- To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for.
- (nautical) To bring or get within reach by going; to reach; to arrive at; to attain; to reach by sailing.
- (intransitive) To bring oneself; to make headway; to veer; as, to fetch about; to fetch to windward.
- (rare, literary) To take (a breath), to heave (a sigh)
- To cause to come; to bring to a particular state.
- 1879, William Barnes, A Witch
- They couldn't fetch the butter in the churn.
- 1879, William Barnes, A Witch
- (obsolete) To recall from a swoon; to revive; sometimes with to.
- To reduce; to throw.
- 1692, Robert South, sermon 28
- The sudden trip in wrestling that fetches a man to the ground.
- 1692, Robert South, sermon 28
- (archaic) To accomplish; to achieve; to perform, with certain objects or actions.
- 1631, Ben Jonsons, Chloridia
- Ixion […] turn'd dancer, does nothing but cut capreols, fetch friskals, and leads lavaltoes
- 1692, Robert South, sermon 28
- He fetches his blow quick and sure.
- 1631, Ben Jonsons, Chloridia
- (nautical, transitive) To make (a pump) draw water by pouring water into the top and working the handle.
Conjugation
Alternative forms
- fatch, fotch (dialectal)
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
fetch (plural fetches)
- (also figuratively) An act of fetching, of bringing something from a distance.
- (computing, specifically) An act of fetching data.
- (computing, specifically) An act of fetching data.
- The object of fetching; the source of an attraction; a force, propensity, or quality which attracts.
- A stratagem or trick; an artifice.
- Synonyms: contrivance, dodge
- 1665, Robert South, "Jesus of Nazareth proved the true and only promised Messiah", in Twelve Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions, Volume 3, 6th Edition, 1727:
- Every little fetch of wit and criticism.
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 29:
- And as to your cant of living single, nobody will believe you. This is one of your fetches to avoid complying with your duty […].
Interjection
fetch
- (Utah) Minced oath for fuck
References
- 20 Things Only Utahns Will Understand And Appreciate
Etymology 2
Origin uncertain; the following possibilities have been suggested:
- From fetch-life (“(obsolete, rare) a deity, spirit, etc., who guides the soul of a dead person to the afterlife; a psychopomp”).
- From the supposed Old English *fæcce (“evil spirit formerly thought to sit on the chest of a sleeping person; a mare”).
- From Old Irish fáith (“seer, soothsayer”).
Noun
fetch (plural fetches)
- (originally Ireland, dialectal) The apparition of a living person; a person's double, the sight of which is supposedly a sign that they are fated to die soon, a doppelganger; a wraith (“a person's likeness seen just after their death; a ghost, a spectre”). [from 18th c.]
Derived terms
- fetch candle
Translations
References
Further reading
- fetch (folklore) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- fetch (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Fecht
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conduct
English
Etymology
From Late Latin conductus (“defense, escort”), from Latin conductus, perfect passive participle of cond?c? (“bring together”); see also conduce. Doublet of conduit.
Pronunciation
- (noun)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?nd?kt/
- (US) enPR: k?n'd?kt, IPA(key): /?k?nd?kt/
- (verb)
- enPR: k?nd?kt', IPA(key): /k?n?d?kt/
- Rhymes: -?kt
Noun
conduct (countable and uncountable, plural conducts)
- The act or method of controlling or directing
- 1785, William Paley, The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy
- There are other restrictions imposed upon the conduct of war, not by the law of nature primarily, but by the laws of war first, and by the law of nature as seconding and ratifying the laws of war.
- 1843, Henry Brougham, Political Philosophy
- the conduct of the state, the administration of its affairs, its policy, and its laws, are for more uncertain
- 1785, William Paley, The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy
- Skillful guidance or management; leadership
- 1722 (first printed) Edmund Waller, Poems, &c. written upon several occasions, and to several persons
- Conduct of armies is a prince's art.
- 1769, William Robertson, The history of the reign of Emperor Charles V
- […] attacked the Spaniards […] with great impetuosity, but with so little conduct, that his forces were totally routed.
- 1841, Charles Dickens, Barnaby Rudge Chapter 49
- At the head of that division which had Westminster Bridge for its approach to the scene of action, Lord George Gordon took his post; with Gashford at his right hand, and sundry ruffians, of most unpromising appearance, forming a kind of staff about him. The conduct of a second party, whose route lay by Blackfriars, was entrusted to a committee of management
- 1722 (first printed) Edmund Waller, Poems, &c. written upon several occasions, and to several persons
- behaviour; the manner of behaving
- Good conduct will be rewarded and likewise poor conduct will be punished.
- 1840, James Fenimore Cooper, The Pathfinder
- when she came to recall the affectionate and natural manner of the young Indian girl, and all the evidences of good faith and sincerity she had seen in her conduct during the familiar intercourse of their journey, she rejected the idea with the unwillingness of a generous disposition to believe ill of others
- 1848, Thomas Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James II
- All these difficulties were increased by the conduct of Shrewsbury.
- 1711, John Dryden, Tenth Satire (translation from Latin of Juvenal)
- What in the conduct of our life appears / So well designed, so luckily begun, / But when we have our wish, we wish undone?
- (of a literary work) plot; storyline
- c. 1800, Thomas Macaulay, Essays, critical and miscellaneous
- The book of Job, indeed, in conduct and diction, bears a considerable resemblance to some of his dramas.
- c. 1800, Thomas Macaulay, Essays, critical and miscellaneous
- (obsolete) convoy; escort; person who accompanies another
- 1599, Ben Jonson, Every Man out of His Humour
- I will be your conduct.
- 1599, Ben Jonson, Every Man out of His Humour
- (archaic) Something which carries or conveys anything; a channel; an instrument.
Synonyms
- (act or method of controlling or directing): control, guidance, management
- (manner of guiding or carrying oneself): bearing, behavior/behaviour, deportment, demeanor/demeanour,
- (plot of a literary work): action, plot, storyline
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
conduct (third-person singular simple present conducts, present participle conducting, simple past and past participle conducted)
- (archaic, transitive) To lead, or guide; to escort.
- 1634, John Milton, Comus
- I can conduct you, lady, to a low / But loyal cottage, where you may be safe.
- 1634, John Milton, Comus
- (transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)
- The commander conducted thousands of troops.
- to conduct the affairs of a kingdom
- 1856-1858, William Hickling Prescott, History of the Reign of Phillip II
- the Turks, however efficient they may have been in field operations, had little skill as engineers, and no acquaintance with the true principles of conducting a siege
- (transitive) (reflexively to conduct oneself) To behave.
- He conducted himself well.
- (transitive) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)
- 1975, Clive M. Countryman, Heat-Its Role in Wildland Fire Part 2
- Water and many other liquids do not conduct heat well. Wildland fuels in general, wood, and wood products conduct heat slowly, and so do soil and rocks.
- 1975, Clive M. Countryman, Heat-Its Role in Wildland Fire Part 2
- (transitive, music) To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
- 2006, Michael R. Waters with Mark Long and William Dickens, Lone Star Stalag: German Prisoners of War at Camp Hearne
- For a while, Walter Pohlmann, a well-known German conductor, conducted the orchestra in Compound 3. Later, Willi Mets, who had conducted the world-renowned Leipzig Symphony Orchestra, conducted the Compound 3 orchestra.
- 2006, Michael R. Waters with Mark Long and William Dickens, Lone Star Stalag: German Prisoners of War at Camp Hearne
- (intransitive) To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
- (transitive) To carry out (something organized)
Synonyms
- (lead or guide): accompany, escort, guide, lead, steer, belead
- (direct): direct, lead, manage, oversee, run, supervise, belead
- (reflexively: to behave): act, behave, carry on
- (to serve as a medium for conveying): carry, convey, transmit
Derived terms
Translations
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