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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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import
English
Pronunciation
Noun
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?m?pôt, IPA(key): /??m.p??t/
- (General American) enPR: ?m?pôrt, IPA(key): /??m.p??t/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: ?m?p?rt, IPA(key): /??m.po(?)?t/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /??m.po?t/
Verb
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?mpôt?, IPA(key): /?m?p??t/
- (General American) enPR: ?mpôrt?, IPA(key): /?m?p??t/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: ?mp?rt?, IPA(key): /?m?po(?)?t/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /?m?po?t/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t
Etymology 1
From Middle English importen, from Old French emporter, importer, from Latin import? (“bring in from abroad, import”, verb), from in (“in, at, on; into”) + port? (“I carry, bear; convey”).
Noun
import (countable and uncountable, plural imports)
- (countable) Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
- (uncountable) The practice of importing.
- (uncountable) Significance, importance.
- (countable, Philippines) A foreigner playing in a sports league.
Synonyms
- (significance): importancy, importance, meaning, purport, significance, tenor, weight
Antonyms
- (practice of importing): export
- (something brought in from a foreign country): export
- insignificance
Translations
Verb
import (third-person singular simple present imports, present participle importing, simple past and past participle imported)
- (transitive) To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.
- Antonym: export
- (transitive) To load a file into a software application from another version or system.
- Antonym: export
- How can I import files from older versions of this application?
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:import.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Italian importare, and French importer, from Latin import?.
Verb
import (third-person singular simple present imports, present participle importing, simple past and past participle imported)
- (intransitive) To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.
- 1661, Thomas Salusbury
- See how much it importeth to learn to take Time by the Fore-Top.
- 1661, Thomas Salusbury
- (transitive) To be of importance to (someone or something).
- If I endure it, what imports it you?
- (transitive) To be incumbent on (someone to do something).
- 1762, David Hume, The History of England:
- It imports us to get all the aid and assistance we can.
- 1762, David Hume, The History of England:
- (transitive) To be important or crucial to (that something happen).
- 1819, Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Cenci:
- It much imports your house That all should be made clear.
- 1819, Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Cenci:
- (transitive) To mean, signify.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- Every petition […] doth […] always import a multitude of speakers together.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- (transitive, archaic) To express, to imply.
Translations
References
- John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “import”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [??mport]
Noun
import m inan
- import
- Synonym: dovoz
- Antonyms: export, vývoz
Related terms
- importér
- importní
- importovat
Dutch
Etymology
Back-formed from importeren or borrowed from English import.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??m.p?rt/
- Hyphenation: im?port
Noun
import m (plural importen, diminutive importje n)
- Geographical import.
- (Netherlands, collective) A person or people who is/are not native to a city, village or region, but moved there from outside.
Synonyms
- (import): invoer
Antonyms
- (import): export, uitvoer
Derived terms
- importbruid
- importgoederen
- importhandel
Related terms
- importeur
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: impor
- ? West Frisian: ymport
French
Noun
import m (plural imports)
- Geographical import
Derived terms
- importeur m
Further reading
- “import” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- promit, promît, rompit, rompît
Hungarian
Etymology
Borrowed from English import.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?import]
- Hyphenation: im?port
- Rhymes: -ort
Noun
import (plural importok)
- import
Declension
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English or German
Noun
import m (definite singular importen, indefinite plural importer, definite plural importene)
- import
Related terms
- importere
References
- “import” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English or German
Noun
import m (definite singular importen, indefinite plural importar, definite plural importane)
- import
References
- “import” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From English import, from Middle English importen, from Old French emporter, importer, from Latin import?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?im.p?rt/
Noun
import m inan
- (economics) import (act of importing)
- Antonym: eksport
- (economics) import (something brought in from a foreign country)
- Antonym: eksport
Declension
Derived terms
- (verbs) importowa?, zaimportowa?
- (adjective) importowy
Related terms
- (noun) importer
Further reading
- import in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- import in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Back-formation from importa
Noun
import n (plural importuri)
- import
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From English import, from Latin importare.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mport/
- Hyphenation: i?mport
Noun
ìmport m (Cyrillic spelling ??????)
- import (practice of importing)
- An import (something brought in from a foreign country)
Declension
References
- “import” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal
Swedish
Noun
import c
- import
Declension
Synonyms
- införsel
Antonyms
- export
Related terms
- importera
- importförbud
- importtillstånd
- importtull
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