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fetching

FECH-ing/ˈfɛt͡ʃɪŋ/

3 meanings of fetching

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Pretty or nice to look at.

    You look very fetching in that hat.

    They painted the little shop a fetching shade of blue.

    Similarattractive, appealing, charming, engaging, winsome

    Oppositeunattractive, plain, ugly

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  2. 2
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of fetch. Use it after is, was or are, or as a noun for the act of fetching.

    The dog is fetching the ball from the lake again.

    I'm fetching the kids from school today, so I'll be a little late.

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  3. 3
    noununcountable
    The act of going to get something and bringing it back.

    The fetching of firewood was my job every winter.

    After all the fetching and carrying, we were too tired to cook.

    Similarcollection, retrieval

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fetching is a form of fetch

fetch, verb: To go to where something is and bring it back. Full entry

Forms
fetchfetches he/she/itfetching -ing formfetched past tense, past participle
Spelling
fetch → fetching: add -ing

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Origins

Meanings 1–2

From fetch + -ing.

Meaning 3

From Middle English, from fetch + -ing.