fetches

Brings back things

Fetches is the verb form of fetch, meaning to go get something and bring it back: The dog fetches the ball, She fetches coffee for the whole office.

In computing, a fetch retrieves data from a server or database.

The noun fetch refers to a ghostly double or apparition of a living person—seeing one's own fetch was considered an omen of death in Irish and English folklore.

errand

bring

Carry to someone

carry · summon · procure · obtain · retrieve · dispatch · messenger · courier · task · chore

dogs

retriever

Dog trained to fetch game

setter · ball · stick · frisbee · throw · catch · instinct · training · canine · puppy

retrieval

download

Remote-to-local data transfer

  • dataFacts for analysis
  • serverOne who attends tables
  • queryRequest for information

request · response · database · cache · sync · transfer · protocol · network · bandwidth · load

Categories
Opposites
retrieval action

fetchesdrops

Descends or releases

releases · returns · delivers · puts back · leaves

price/value realization

fetchescosts

Amounts required to pay

loses · gives away · forfeits

Phrases
Family

fetch, fetching, fetched, fetcher, fetchers, fetch and carry, fetch up

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G