fetch in

verb

To capture (someone) or arrest (someone); to close in upon (someone).

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Meanings

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

present singular third person fetches in · participle present fetching in · participle past fetched in · past fetched in

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

fetch in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fetch%20in

MLA

“fetch in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fetch%20in. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fetch in,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fetch%20in.

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