Fetch from and take to

[irina]

Test No. incompl/elem-3 "Drive carefully", question 5

When your train arrives, I'll ......... you from the station.

(a) take
(b) bring
(c) fetch
(d) remove

Test No. incompl/elem-3 "Drive carefully", answer 5

When your train arrives, I'll fetch you from the station.

Correct answer: (c) fetch

Your answer was: incorrect
When your train arrives, I'll take you from the station.
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why don't we say take?

thank you

[Torsten]

Hello Irina,

You can take somebody to the station but you fetch or collect them from the station.
To fetch means to go after and bring back.

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[Zabacinka]

Thanks a lot for your response. It helped me a lot, cause I finally understand the difference between fetch and take:)