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fare (fer)

intransitive verb fared, faring far′·ing

  1. Old Poet. to travel; go
  2. to happen; result how did it fare with him?
  3. to be in a specified condition or position; get on; go through an experience he fared well on his trip
  4. to eat or be given food

Etymology: ME faren < OE faran, to go, wander, akin to Ger fahren & Du raren < IE base *per-, to come over, transport > L portare, to carry, Gr peran, to pass over, peira, a trial, poros, a way

noun

  1. money paid or to be paid for transportation in a train, taxi, plane, etc.
  2. a passenger who pays a fare
    1. food
    2. the usual kind of diet
  4. Archaic the condition of things

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fare Synonyms

fare

n.

  1. A fee paid, usually for transportation

    ticket, charge, passage, carfare, toll, book, tariff, expense, transportation, slug, check, token, admission.

  2. One who pays a fare

    passenger, rider, patron, occupant; see buyer, passenger.

  3. Served food

    menu, rations, meals; see food. See syn. study at food.


fare

v.

prosper, get along, get on, manage, do, prove, turn out; see also happen 2.


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fare Usage Examples

Possessives

  • workman: The new line offered exceptionally cheap workmen's fares.

Converse of object

  • subsidize: The safety and upgrading of the networks should be funded from an increase of tax on the companies that benefit from the subsidized fares.

Adjective modifier

  • concessionary: A carer can accompany them, also paying the concessionary fare.

Modifies a noun

  • evasion: NOTES Over the past 18 months Nexus has been winning the battle on fare evasion on the Metro system.

Noun used with modifier

  • taxi: The taxi fare from Glasgow Airport to Glasgow city center is approximately £ 16.50.
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fare quotes

Fare ye a' weel, ye bitches!

-Kames, Henry Home, Lord

He showed me his bill of fare to tempt me to dine with him; poh, said I, I value not your bill of fare, give me your bill of company.

-Swift,Jonathan

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