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fetch a compass

fetch a compass verb: to make a circuit; to take a circuitous route to a place.

Verb

fetch a compass (third-person singular simple present fetches a compass, present participle fetching a compass, simple past and past participle fetched a compass)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic) To make a circuit; to take a circuitous route to a place.

Forms of fetch a compass

third-person singular presentfetches a compass
present participlefetching a compass
past participlefetched a compass
pastfetched a compass

Questions about fetch a compass

What does fetch a compass mean?
Fetch a compass means to make a circuit; to take a circuitous route to a place.
What part of speech is fetch a compass?
Fetch a compass is a verb.
What is the past tense of fetch a compass?
The past tense of fetch a compass is fetched a compass.

Words near fetch a compass in the dictionary

  1. fetally
  2. fetas
  3. fetation
  4. fetations
  5. fetch
  6. fetch a compass
  7. fetch about
  8. fetch and carry
  9. fetch away
  10. fetch candle
  11. fetch candles

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