fetch up

fɛʧ ʌp

Definition of fetch up - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

unexpected

intr.

arrive somewhere unexpectedly or by chance

intr.

They fetched up at our house unannounced.

arrive

land

reach

stop movement

tr.

cause to come to a stop

tr.

The guardrail fetched up the car after it skidded on the ice.

halt

stop

medical

intr.

Rare

vomit food or drink

intr.

Rare

He felt sick and fetched up his lunch.

regurgitate

vomit

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Expressions with fetch

fetch a high price

sell for a lot of money

The painting could fetch a high price at auction.

fetch and carry

serve someone by doing menial tasks

He was hired to fetch and carry for the elderly couple.

fetch a compass

to take a circular course

The ship had to fetch a compass to avoid the iceberg.

fetch way

go and bring something back

Can you fetch way the book from the shelf?

Examples of fetch up in a sentence

He fetched up at the wrong meeting by mistake.
The boat fetched up on the rocky shore.
The ball fetched up in the neighbor's yard.
After the ride, she fetched up her breakfast.
He fetched up his dinner after the bad news.

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French:débarquer, arrêter net, ...
German:auftauchen, zum Stehen bringen, ...
Italian:arrivare, fermare, ...
Spanish:presentarse, detener, ...
Portuguese:surgir, fazer parar, ...
Chinese:不请自来, 拦住, ...
Japanese:たどり着く, 止める, ...
Arabic:وَصَلَ فَجْأَة, أَوْقَفَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַגִּיעַ בְּמִקְרֶה, לַעֲצוֹר, ...
Russian:оказаться, останавливать, ...
Ukrainian:опинитися, зупиняти, ...
Hindi:पहुंचना, रोकना, ...
Bengali:অঘোষিতভাবে পৌঁছানো, থামিয়ে দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:aparèixer, aturar, ...
Czech:ocitnout se, zastavit, ...
Danish:dukke op, bringe til standsning, ...
Dutch:aankomen, tot stilstand brengen, ...
Greek:φτάνω απροσδόκητα, σταματώ, ...
Hungarian:kilyukadni, megállítani, ...
Khmer:ទៅដល់ដោយចៃដន្យ, ធ្វើឲ្យឈប់, ...
Korean:불쑥 찾아오다, 멈춰 세우다, ...
Persian:رسید, متوقف کردن, ...
Polish:zjawić się, zatrzymywać, ...
Portuguese (BR):aparecer, fazer parar, ...
Romanian:a ajunge, a opri, ...
Swedish:dyka upp, stoppa, ...
Thai:มาถึง, หยุด, ...
Turkish:gelmek, durdurmak, ...
Vietnamese:đến, chặn lại, ...

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Phrasal verb

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