Question 1

What does "fetch up" mean?

Accepted Answer

To arrive at a place, especially unexpectedly or at the end of a long or meandering journey.

Question 2

How do you use "fetch up" in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

After years of travelling, he finally fetched up in a small village in Portugal.

Question 3

Is "fetch up" formal or informal?

Accepted Answer

"fetch up" is informal — used mainly in casual conversation. Chiefly British English. In its most common modern sense, 'fetch up' means to arrive or end up somewhere, often after a long or wandering journey. An older, now less common sense means to vomit (British dialectal). In American English, 'end up' or 'wind up' are preferred equivalents.

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