the action of fetching
"The dog ran to the lake and brought back a wet stick after its owner asked it to fetch."
An act of fetching, of bringing something from a distance.
"The villagers saw her fetch drifting through the fog, confirming that she would not live past sunset."
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”).
In plain English: A fetch is an object that you throw to someone so they can catch it and bring it back to you.
"The dog dropped the ball in my lap, ready to fetch again."
Usage: As a noun, "fetch" refers specifically to the supernatural double or apparition of a person that signals their impending death, rather than the common verb meaning of retrieving an object. Use this term only in contexts involving folklore, ghosts, or omens; do not use it for everyday actions like getting groceries or mail.
To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get.
"Please fetch me a glass of water from the kitchen."
In plain English: To fetch means to go get something and bring it back for someone else.
"Could you please fetch my shoes from the hallway?"
Minced oath for fuck
"The driver cursed under his breath and muttered a fetch to himself when he missed the turn."
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 feċċan, fæċċan, 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, fācian ("to acquire, obtain; to try to obta..."