I'll pick you up or I'll fetch you from the station

[Waleed]

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
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is the word (pick) fit?

[Torsten]

These options are possible:

I'll fetch you from the station. or
I'll pick you up from the station.

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[Thy]

Dear Torsten,
I just did an English test, and there is a sentence : If your train arrive, I'll fetch you from the station. I don't understand the phrasal fetch someone from. Can you explain this. Thank you. Have a good day.
Thy

[Torsten]

Hi Thy,

Please read this: What does 'fetch' mean?

As you can see, the sentence reads 'When you train arrives....'

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[Sa22]

Just now I was doing some english tests from the website and found out some doubts from the questions, can anyone able to help me answer these, please? Thanks.

1. When your train arrives, I will fetch you from the station.
What does 'fetch' mean from the sentense? Does it mean: I will walk with you from the station to where the train stops when it arrives.

2. When you first meet someone, you usually shake them by the hand.
Does 'by' mean in the sentense is same as through?
Why I can't use with?

Can I use : you usually make handshaking.

[Mister Micawber]

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1. When your train arrives, I will fetch you from the station.
What does 'fetch' mean from the sentense? -- I will pick you up and bring you home (or wherever the speaker is)

2. When you first meet someone, you usually shake them by the hand.
Does 'by' mean in the sentense is same as through?-- No
Why I can't use with?-- It is not English.

Can I use : you usually make handshaking.-- No.

Your choices are: 'shake hands with someone'; 'shake someone by the hand'.
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[Jan64]

Dear teacher,

Just I have taken randomly the test "Drive carefully".

I'm not agree with your correct answer to the questions in the test to lesson 2,"Drive carefully". Sentence 5: When your train arrives, I'll fetch you from the station.

In my point of wiev it should be: ...I will take you (up) from the station. And what do you mean about: to pick smb up? I was looking in the Oxford-PWN Dictionary and the meaning of "fetch" is rather slightly different and not commonly used in spoken English.

Jan from Poland

[Beeesneees]

Dear Jan,

I'm afraid you are wrong. "Fetch you" is correct.

"Fetch" is a very common word in spoken English.
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[Mister Micawber]

As a matter of fact, your other information is wrong, too, Jan. 'Take (someone) up' is also not used the way you have tried to use it. 'Take (someone) up (on) something' means 'accept one's challenge/offer'. 'Pick (someone) up', means 'meet someone with a vehicle and transport that person somewhere'.

I suggest that you find another dictionary.
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