fetch up

Finally come to

Fetch up means to arrive or end up somewhere, often unexpectedly or after wandering: We fetched up at a little café near the river.

The phrase suggests reaching a destination without having planned it precisely.

In British usage, to fetch up can also mean to vomit.

To fetch someone up is old-fashioned for raising or rearing a child.

arrive

end up

Ultimately arrive at

show up · appear · reach · arrive · find oneself · come to rest · pull up · roll in · pitch up · rock up

recover

recuperate

Heal after illness

bounce back · rally · revive · come around · pull through · get better · pick up · perk up · turn the corner

Categories
Opposites
intentionality of arrival

fetch upmake for

Travel in direction of

motion/stasis

fetch upset off

Depart or trigger

depart · leave · set out · take off · embark

BODILY EXPULSION (British sense)

fetch upkeep down

Limit or control growth

swallow · ingest · retain · eat · drink

Family

fetch, fetching, fetched, fetches, prefetching

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G