verb
- past tense and past participle of fetch; brought back or retrieved
adjective
- contrived or unlikely; not natural or believable
Usage: often used in the phrase ‘far-fetched’
Examples
- She fetched the newspaper from the front porch.
- The dog fetched the ball and brought it back.
- He fetched water from the well for the horses.
- The story seemed far-fetched and hard to believe.
- Her explanation was too fetched to be convincing.
- They fetched a good price for their antique furniture.