First Known Use: before 12th century
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1fare
verb \ˈfer\
: to do something well or badly
faredfar·ing
Full Definition of FARE
intransitive verb
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Examples of FARE
- The Mystery Maid, a halibut and black cod schooner, had fared badly of late and was in the process of being overhauled. —David Guterson, Snow Falling On Ciders, 1994
- … genuinely new creations do not usually fare well with mainstream publishers in any age. —Erica Jong, New York Times Book Review, 5 June 1988
- Back upstairs, I put on a gold lamé dress and fared forth to the first big dinner of 1968 … —Lady Bird Johnson, 25 Jan. 1968, in A White House Diary, 1970
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Origin of FARE
Middle English faren, from Old English faran; akin to Old High German faran to go, Latin portare to carry, Greek peran to pass through, poros passage, journey
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Rhymes with FARE
air, Ayr, bare, bear, Blair, blare, care, chair, chare, dare, Dare, e'er, ere, err, eyre, fair, flair, flare, glair, glare, hair, hare, Herr, heir, lair, mare, ne'er, pair, pare, pear, prayer, rare, rear, scare, share, snare, spare, square, stair, stare, swear, tare, tear, their, there, vair, ware, wear, weir, where, yare
2fare
noun \ˈfer\
: the money a person pays to travel on a bus, train, boat, or airplane or in a taxi
: a passenger who pays a fare
: a specified kind of food
Full Definition of FARE
1
a : range of food : diet b : material provided for use, consumption, or enjoyment
2
a : the price charged to transport a person b : a paying passenger on a public conveyance
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Examples of FARE
- Bush and Siberry's sixth albums find them trying harder than before to reach an audience less willing to indulge their wanderings—both albums communicate more directly, and sound more familiar, than their usual fairy-tale fare. —Ann Powers, Village Voice, 7 Dec. 1993
- Who would ever consider robbing this place for more than getaway bus fare? —Amy Tan, The Kitchen God's Wife, 1991
- As for Ronald Reagan, solid heartland —farelike macaroni and cheese and hamburger soup is his favorite … —Guy D. Garcia, Time , 14 Mar. 1988
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Origin of FARE
Middle English, journey, passage, supply of food, from Old English faru, fær; akin to Old English faran to go
First Known Use: 15th century
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FARE Defined for Kids
1fare
verb \ˈfer\
faredfar·ing
Definition of FARE for Kids
: to get along : succeed <Stores at that location don't fare well.>
2fare
noun
Definition of FARE for Kids
1
: the money a person pays to travel (as on a bus)
2
: a person paying a fare
3
: food 1 <The new restaurant offers Mexican fare.>
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