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fare
[ fair ]
noun
- the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- a person or persons who pay to be conveyed in a vehicle; paying passenger.
- a person who hires a public vehicle and its driver.
hearty fare.
- something offered to the public, for entertainment, enjoyment, consumption, etc.:
literary fare.
- Archaic. state of things.
verb (used without object)
- to experience good or bad fortune, treatment, etc.; get on:
He fared well in his profession.
- to go; turn out; happen (used impersonally):
It fared ill with him.
- to go; travel.
- to eat and drink:
They fared sumptuously.
fare
/ ɛə /
noun
- the sum charged or paid for conveyance in a bus, train, aeroplane, etc
- a paying passenger, esp when carried by taxi
- a range of food and drink; diet
verb
- to get on (as specified); manage
he fared well
- withit as a subject to turn out or happen as specified
it fared badly with him
- archaic.to eat
we fared sumptuously
- archaic.often foll by forth to go or travel
Derived Forms
- ˈڲ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ڲİ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of fare1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Rising bus fares, the environment and the cost of living were some of the issues students said matter most to them ahead of the upcoming local elections.
It is only by Friday teatime that we will have a rounded picture of how all of the parties and the independents contesting these elections have fared.
Southwest Airlines is unveiling new fare bundles as controversial changes to the airline’s policies are set to take effect in the coming months.
But Pickard fared little better, giving up four goals on 28 shots.
A number of shots were fired into Mr O'Hara's car from an alleyway as he arrived to pick up a fare.
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