fetch
gb/fˈɛt͡ʃ/ us/fˈɛt͡ʃ/
A2
Englisch
~ 3600
elhoz, elkel, lekér
VERB
A2
1
elhoz
A2
Verwendungsmuster:
to fetch [something/someone] [from somewhere]
Could you fetch my jacket from the bedroom?
Elhoznád a kabátomat a hálószobából?
The dog loves to fetch the ball.
A kutya imádja visszahozni a labdát.
She ran to fetch a doctor when she saw the accident.
He went upstairs to fetch his wallet.
Please fetch some water from the kitchen.
Beispiele für Lernende
I will fetch a glass of water.
Hozok egy pohár vizet.
The boy will fetch his toy.
A fiú elhozza a játékát.
She will fetch her bag from the car.
The man will fetch help.
Can you fetch the book for me?
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'fetch' with 'bring'; 'fetch' usually means going to get something before bringing it back.
Bedeutung
Go and bring back
Wortverbindungen
fetch water
|fetch help
|fetch a ball
|fetch the mail
Synonyme
bring (More general; does not necessarily involve going to get something first.)
|
retrieve (Slightly more formal; often used for getting something back that was lost or stored.)
Antonyme
leave (Means to not take or bring something back; opposite of fetching.)
Themen
daily life
|movement
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To go somewhere to get something or someone and bring it back.
To go to get something or someone and return with it or them.
VERB
B1
2
elkel
B2
Verwendungsmuster:
to fetch [amount/money]
The painting fetched over a million dollars at auction.
A festmény több mint egymillió dollárért kelt el az árverésen.
Old coins can fetch high prices from collectors.
A régi érmék magas áron kelhetnek el a gyűjtők körében.
His rare book fetched a good sum.
The antique chair fetched $300.
The car fetched less than he expected.
Beispiele für Lernende
The house fetched a good price.
A ház jó áron kelt el.
Her dress fetched $50 at the sale.
A ruhája 50 dollárért kelt el a kiárusításon.
The toy fetched $10.
The old bike fetched little money.
The book fetched $5.
Häufiger Fehler:
Some learners confuse 'fetch' here with physically bringing something; in this sense, it refers to selling price.
Bedeutung
Be sold for amount
Wortverbindungen
fetch a high price
|fetch $500
|fetch top dollar
Synonyme
sell for (Direct equivalent in most contexts.)
Antonyme
cost (Refers to the price paid by the buyer, not the price obtained by the seller.)
Themen
business
|money
|finance
Definition
To be sold for a certain amount of money.
To be sold for a particular price.
VERB
B2
TECHNICAL
3
lekér
B2
Verwendungsmuster:
to fetch [data/file/information] [from source]
The program will fetch data from the remote server.
A program adatokat fog lekérni a távoli szerverről.
Your browser is fetching the latest updates.
A böngésződ éppen lekéri a legfrissebb frissítéseket.
The app fetches user information from the database.
This command fetches the requested file.
The script fetches weather data every hour.
Beispiele für Lernende
The computer will fetch the file.
A számítógép lekéri a fájlt.
The app fetches new data every day.
Az alkalmazás minden nap új adatokat kér le.
My phone can fetch news from the internet.
The website fetches images from a server.
We fetch information from the database.
Bedeutung
Request and receive data
Wortverbindungen
fetch data
|fetch a file
|fetch information
Synonyme
retrieve (Common in computing; interchangeable in technical contexts.)
Antonyme
store (Opposite action of putting data into storage rather than getting it.)
Themen
technology
|computing
Definition
In computing, to get data from another place, like the internet or computer memory.
In computing, to retrieve data from a server, database, or memory.
Grammatik
Grundform
fetch
IPA
GB/fˈɛt͡ʃ/
US/fˈɛt͡ʃ/
Silben & Betonung
fetch (1 Silbe)
Stress on 1st syllable (fetch)
Wortformen
Verb
- Base: fetch
- 3rd Person Singular: fetches
- Present Participle: fetching
- Past: fetched
Wortfamilie
Forms
fetches
verb
fetching
verb
fetched
verb
Related words
fetcher
noun
Ausdrücke
fetch and carry
1/fˈɛt͡ʃ ˈænd kˈɛɹi/
idiom
Do errands for someone else
To do small jobs like bringing things for someone, often many times.
Beispiele
- She spent the afternoon fetching and carrying for her elderly aunt.
- He was tired of fetching and carrying for his boss.
fetch up
1/fˈɛt͡ʃ ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
informal
Arrive unexpectedly somewhere
To end up in a place, often without planning to go there.
Beispiele
- After getting lost, we fetched up in a small village.
- He fetched up at my house late last night.