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fare
I. \ˈfa(a)](ə)r, ˈfe], ]ə\ intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English faren, from Old English faran; akin to Old High German faran to go, travel, Old Norse fara, Gothic faran to go, travel, Latin per through, portare to carry, Greek peran to pass through, poros ford, passage, path, poreuein to convey, Sanskrit piparti he brings over
1. : to go or travel
< fare into the marshes … and shoot partridges — Kenneth Roberts >
< faring on through the fading dusk >
often : to commence on a course or journey — usually used with forth
< fared forth daily into the streets — C.G.Bowers >
< fared forth regretfully from his childhood home >
2. : to get along : make out or turn out : succeed, progress
< went to see how the lambs were faring on the upper pastures >
< it is hard to guess how minorities will fare at the hands of the new government >
< a concise characterization usually fares well at the hands of the critics >
< the admiral fared no better than his predecessors >
3. : to consume food : eat, dine
< they fared very plainly, eating on a few cents a day to stretch their funds >
< we all fared alike >
4. dialect England : appear, seem
< how does he fare to feel about it? >
< they don't fare to remember >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English faru & Old English fær; Old English faru akin to Old Frisian fere journey, Middle High German var (feminine), Old Norse för; Old English fær akin to Middle High German variant (neuter) shore, ferry, Old Norse far ship, passage, track; derivatives from the root of Old English faran
1. obsolete
a. : a journey or expedition : going, passage
b. : path, track, way
2.
a. : the price charged to transport a person or persons usually together with a limited amount of baggage or goods
b. obsolete : the price charged to transport goods from one place to another
c. : the passenger or passengers hiring a public vehicle
< he drove his fare home >
3. archaic : state of things : fortune
< what fare? what news abroad — Shakespeare >
4.
a. : range or stock of food : diet
< the fare in this restaurant >
< a rich and delicate fare >
b. : material provided for use, consumption, or enjoyment — used especially of entertainment media
< the current literary fare >
< much of our everday fare is Bach — Marcia Davenport >
< the reviewing of theatre fare — Theatre Arts >
5. : the catch taken by a fishing boat
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: obsolete fare, v., to farrow, alteration of farrow, v.
dialect England : a litter of pigs |