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fetched a compass

fetched a compass is the simple past and past participle of fetch a compass.

Meaning of fetch a compass

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.

Questions about fetched a compass

What is fetched a compass the simple past and past participle of?
Fetched a compass is the simple past and past participle of fetch a compass.

Words near fetched a compass in the dictionary

  1. fetch way
  2. fetch-and-carries
  3. fetch-and-carry
  4. fetchable
  5. fetched
  6. fetched a compass
  7. fetched about
  8. fetched and carried
  9. fetched away
  10. fetched in
  11. fetched off

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