Verb

(en verb)

To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.

* 1526 , (William Tyndale), trans. Bible , Luke XVIII:

And a certayne ruler axed him: sayinge: Goode Master: what ought I to do, to obtaine eternall lyfe?

* 1814 , (Jane Austen), (Mansfield Park) :

Julia was quite as eager for novelty and pleasure as Maria, though she might not have struggled through so much to obtain them, and could better bear a subordinate situation.

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(obsolete) To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached.

* 1722 , (Daniel Defoe), (Colonel Jack) :

he was condemned to die for the felony, and being so well known for an old offender, had certainly died, but the merchant, upon his earnest application, had obtained that he should be transported, on condition that he restored all the rest of his bills, which he had done accordingly.

(obsolete) To prevail, be victorious; to succeed.

* 1590 , (Edmund Spenser), (The Faerie Queene) , III.2:

“O daughter deare!” (said she) “despeire no whit; / For never sore but might a salve obtain [...].”

* 1701 , (Jonathan Swift), Contests and Dissentions in Athens and Rome :

This, though it failed at present, yet afterward obtained , and was a mighty step to the ruin of the commonwealth.

(obsolete) To hold; to keep, possess or occupy.

* 1671 , (John Milton), (Paradise Regained) , Book I:

His mother then is mortal, but his Sire / He who obtains the monarchy of Heav'n, / And what will he not do to advance his Son?

To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force.

* 1908 , (Jack London), (The Iron Heel) , ,

Even though the Pervaise confession had never come to light, no reasonable doubt could obtain ; for the act in question was on a par with countless other acts committed by the oligarchs, and, before them, by the capitalists.

* 1992 , (Neal Stephenson), (Snow Crash) , Bantam Spectra, p. 460,

But the hostage situation no longer obtains , and so Uncle Enzo feels it important to stop Rife now,

Verb

To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get.

* Bible, 1 (w) xvii. 11, 12

He called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

* 1908 , (Kenneth Grahame), (The Wind in the Willows)

When they got home, the Rat made a bright fire in the parlour, and planted the Mole in an arm-chair in front of it, having fetched down a dressing-gown and slippers for him, and told him river stories till supper-time.

To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for.

* (1800-1859)

Our native horses were held in small esteem, and fetched low prices.

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(label) To bring or get within reach by going; to reach; to arrive at; to attain; to reach by sailing.

to fetch headway or sternway

* (George Chapman) (1559-1634)

Meantime flew our ships, and straight we fetched / The siren's isle.

(label) To bring oneself; to make headway; to veer; as, to fetch about; to fetch to windward.

To take (a breath), to heave (a sigh)

* 1899 , (Joseph Conrad),

The hurt n***** moaned feebly somewhere near by, and then fetched a deep sigh that made me mend my pace away from there.

To cause to come; to bring to a particular state.

* (William Barnes) (1801-1886)

They couldn't fetch the butter in the churn.

(obsolete) To recall from a swoon; to revive; sometimes with to .

* (Francis Bacon) (1561-1626)

Fetching men again when they swoon.

To reduce; to throw.

* (Robert South) (1634–1716)

The sudden trip in wrestling that fetches a man to the ground.

To bring to accomplishment; to achieve; to make; to perform, with certain objects.

* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

I'll fetch a turn about the garden.

* (Robert South) (1634–1716)

He fetches his blow quick and sure.

To make (a pump) draw water by pouring water into the top and working the handle.