˜yÐÄvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

fare

[ fair ]

noun

  1. the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
  2. a person or persons who pay to be conveyed in a vehicle; paying passenger.
  3. a person who hires a public vehicle and its driver.
  4. hearty fare.

  5. something offered to the public, for entertainment, enjoyment, consumption, etc.:

    literary fare.

  6. Archaic. state of things.


verb (used without object)

fared, faring.
  1. to experience good or bad fortune, treatment, etc.; get on:

    He fared well in his profession.

  2. to go; turn out; happen (used impersonally):

    It fared ill with him.

  3. to go; travel.
  4. to eat and drink:

    They fared sumptuously.

fare

/ ´Úɛə /

noun

  1. the sum charged or paid for conveyance in a bus, train, aeroplane, etc
  2. a paying passenger, esp when carried by taxi
  3. a range of food and drink; diet
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to get on (as specified); manage

    he fared well

  2. withit as a subject to turn out or happen as specified

    it fared badly with him

  3. archaic.
    to eat

    we fared sumptuously

  4. archaic.
    often foll by forth to go or travel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ˈ´Ú²¹°ù±ð°ù, noun
Discover More

Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ´Ú²¹°ùİù noun
Discover More

˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fare1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English faren, Old English faran; cognate with German fahren, Old Norse fara, Gothic faran; akin to emporium, port 5, pram 2
Discover More

˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fare1

Old English faran ; related to Old Norse fara to travel, Old High German faran to go, Greek poros ford
Discover More

Synonym Study

See food.
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

A companion album, Autumn Variations, released later the same year, fared even worse.

From

Fish and chips is renowned as one of the nation's favourite dishes but in recent years spiralling costs have pushed up the price of the traditional fare.

From

Southwest will also offer a new basic fare on its lowest-priced tickets starting in May, in advance of offering assigned seating and extra legroom.

From

California would probably fare better in an earthquake than many Asian countries because of its experience with natural disasters and its strong building codes and compliance, Alam said.

From

"To cut costs on rail fares, we'd recommend booking tickets in advance and splitting fares where possible," she says.

From

Advertisement

Related ˜yÐÄvlogs

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement