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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
to turn out or happen as specified
it fared badly with him
archaicto eat
we fared sumptuously
archaic(often foll by forth) to go or travel
Other 51Թ Forms
- farer noun
- ˈڲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fare1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Here BBC correspondents analyse how key services have fared and what the decisions may mean for you.
In October, the £2 cap on bus fares, covering most bus journeys in England, was raised to £3.
The console fared better with independent and smaller games.
The chancellor will also commit to extending the £3 bus fare cap in England until March 2027.
Utilityman Tyler Wade scoffed at the winter notion that the Padres might not fare as well this season.
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