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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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win
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /w?n/
- Rhymes: -?n
- Homophones: wynn, Nguyen, winne
Etymology 1
From Middle English winnen, from Old English winnan (“to labour, swink, toil, trouble oneself; resist, oppose, contradict; fight, strive, struggle, rage; endure”) (compare Old English ?ewinnan (“conquer, obtain, gain; endure, bear, suffer; be ill”)), from Proto-Germanic *winnan? (“to swink, labour, win, gain, fight”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh?- (“to strive, wish, desire, love”). Cognate with Low German winnen, Dutch winnen, German gewinnen, Norwegian Bokmål vinne, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish vinna.
Verb
win (third-person singular simple present wins, present participle winning, simple past and past participle won or (obsolete) wan)
- (obsolete, transitive) To conquer, defeat.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book IV:
- For and we doo bataille we two wyl fyghte with one kny?t at ones / and therfore yf ye wille fyghte soo we wille be redy at what houre ye wille assigne / And yf ye wynne vs in bataille the lady shal haue her landes ageyne / ye say wel sayd sir Vwayne / therfor make yow redy so that ye be here to morne in the defence of the ladyes ryght
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book IV:
- (transitive, intransitive) To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).
- c. 17th century, unknown author, The Baron of Brackley (traditional folk song)
- I well may gang out, love, but I'll never win home.
- c. 17th century, unknown author, The Baron of Brackley (traditional folk song)
- (transitive) To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).
- (transitive) To gain (a prize) by succeeding in competition or contest.
- (transitive) To obtain (someone) by wooing; to make an ally or friend of (frequently with over).
- 1589, Sir Philip Sidney, The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
- Thy virtue won me; with virtue preserve me.
- 1591, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 1, Act V, Scene 3
- She is a woman; therefore to be won.
- 1589, Sir Philip Sidney, The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
- (intransitive) To achieve victory.
- (intransitive) To have power, coercion or control.
- (transitive) To obtain (something desired).
- (transitive) To cause a victory for someone.
- (transitive, mining) To extract (ore, coal, etc.).
Conjugation
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English winn, winne, from Old English winn (“toil, labor, trouble, hardship; profit, gain; conflict, strife, war”), from Proto-Germanic *winn? (“labour, struggle, fight”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh?- (“to strive, desire, wish, love”). Cognate with German Gewinn (“profit, gain”), Dutch gewin (“profit, gain”).
Noun
win (plural wins)
- An individual victory.
- Antonym: loss
- Our first win of the season put us in high spirits.
- (slang) A feat carried out successfully; a victorious achievement.
- Antonym: fail
- (obsolete) Gain; profit; income.
- (obsolete) Wealth; goods owned.
Translations
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Middle English wynne, winne, wunne, from Old English wynn (“joy, rapture, pleasure, delight, gladness”), from Proto-West Germanic *wunnju, from Proto-Germanic *wunj? (“joy, delight, pleasure, lust”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh?- (“to strive, wish, desire, love”).
Cognate with German Wonne (“bliss, joy, delight”), archaic Dutch wonne (“joy”), Danish ynde (“grace”), Icelandic yndi (“delight”).
Noun
win (plural wins)
- (Scotland) Pleasure; joy; delight.
Derived terms
- worldly win
Etymology 4
From wind.
Verb
win
- (transitive, Scotland) To dry by exposure to the wind.
References
Chuukese
Etymology
Borrowed from English win.
Noun
win
- win
- victory
- prize
Verb
win
- to win
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?n
- IPA(key): /??n/
Verb
win
- first-person singular present indicative of winnen
- imperative of winnen
Kis
Noun
win
- woman
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
- Stephen Adolphe Wurm, New Guinea Area Languages and Language Study (1976)
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
win (uncountable)
- Alternative form of wynne (“happiness”)
Etymology 2
From Old English winn, from Proto-West Germanic *winnan, from Proto-Germanic *winn?, *winnan?; akin to winnen. Reinforced by earlier iwin, from Old English ?ewinn.
Alternative forms
- winn, winne, wynne, wunne
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /win/
Noun
win (uncountable)
- benefit, gain, profit
- (Late Middle English) wealth, riches
- (Early Middle English) discord, conflict, turmoil
- (Early Middle English, rare) exertion, work
Descendants
- English: win
References
- “win, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 3 April 2020.
Etymology 3
Verb
win
- Alternative form of winnen (“to win”)
Etymology 4
Noun
win
- Alternative form of vine (“grapevine”)
North Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v?n/
Etymology 1
From Old Frisian wind, from Proto-Germanic *windaz.
Noun
win m
- (Mooring) wind
Etymology 2
From Old Frisian w?n, from Proto-West Germanic *w?n, from Latin v?num.
Noun
win m
- (Mooring) wine
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *w?n, from Latin v?num.
Noun
w?n m
- wine
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: wijn
- Dutch: wijn
- Afrikaans: wyn
- Limburgish: wien
- Dutch: wijn
Further reading
- “w?n”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *w?n from Latin v?num.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wi?n/
- Homophone: wynn
Noun
w?n n
- wine
Declension
Derived terms
- æppelw?n
- w?ntr?ow
Descendants
- Middle English: wyn, win, wine, wyne, wijn, vine, vyn, vyne, wyen, weyn, wynne
- English: wine (see there for further descendants)
- Scots: wyne
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v?in/
Noun
win f
- genitive plural of wina
Noun
win n
- genitive plural of wino
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English wind.
Noun
win
- wind
Related terms
- winim
Torres Strait Creole
Etymology
From English wind.
Noun
win
- wind
Derived terms
- big win
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wi?n/
Noun
win
- Soft mutation of gwin.
Mutation
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