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fetch in

fetch in verb: to capture (someone) or arrest (someone); to close in upon (someone).

Verb

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

  1. (archaic) To capture (someone) or arrest (someone); to close in upon (someone).
  2. (archaic) To bring (someone or something, often an animal) inside.

Forms of fetch in

third-person singular presentfetches in
present participlefetching in
past participlefetched in
pastfetched in

Questions about fetch in

What does fetch in mean?
Fetch in means to capture (someone) or arrest (someone); to close in upon (someone).
What part of speech is fetch in?
Fetch in is a verb.
What is the past tense of fetch in?
The past tense of fetch in is fetched in.

Words near fetch in in the dictionary

  1. fetch about
  2. fetch and carry
  3. fetch away
  4. fetch candle
  5. fetch candles
  6. fetch in
  7. fetch off
  8. fetch quest
  9. fetch quests
  10. fetch up
  11. fetch way

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