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fare en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfɛː/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈfiə/ cheer–chair merger
  • [ˈfɛː] (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈfeː/ (Australia)
  • audio
  • audio
  • /ˈfɛə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈfeə/ without the cheer–chair merger
  • [ˈfɛə̯] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈfɜː(ɹ)/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
  • [ˈfɛː] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈfɜː(ɹ)] Lancashire, fair–fur merger
  • /ˈfɛɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
  • [ˈfe̝ə] without the cheer–chair merger
  • [ˈfiə] cheer–chair merger
  • [ˈfɛɚ] ~ [ˈfɛɹ̩] (Canada, General-American)
  • [ˈfe(ː)ɾ] (Scotland)
  • [ˈfeː] (Australia)
  • /ˈfeɾ/ (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English fare, from a merger of Old English fær (“journey, road”) and faru (“journey, companions, baggage”), from Proto-Germanic *farą and *farō (“journey, fare”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“a going, passage”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A going; journey; travel; voyage; course; passage.
    • thoroughfare
  2. (countable) Money paid for a transport ticket.
    • bus fare
    • train fare
    • taxi fare
  3. (countable) A paying passenger, especially in a taxi.
  4. (uncountable) Food and drink.
    • “[…] She takes the whole thing with desperate seriousness. But the others are all easy and jovial—thinking about the good fare that is soon to be eaten, about the hired fly, about anything.” 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XVI, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
    • Bell pushes labelled "Steward" proved to be more than ornamental, even though gassy mineral waters may not be the ideal fare for a narrow-gauge journey. 1958 July 14, R. K. Kirkland, “Into the Mountains on the Festiniog Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 452:
  5. (uncountable) Supplies for consumption or pleasure.
    • Just another channel that offers the usual fare of makeover programs and reruns of old sitcoms.
    • The television channel tended to broadcast unremarkable downmarket fare.
  6. (UK, countable, qualifier:crime, slang) A prostitute's client.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
fares Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

infare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · warfare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · elver (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · fare break point (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · bachelor's fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · fare dodger (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · farebeater (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · flat fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · fare evader (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · taxifare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · railfare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · faregate (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · farebox (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · seafare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · farrand (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · fare box (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · homefare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · thoroughfare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · to a fare thee well (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · bus fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · eelfare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · standard fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · Lenten fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · fare evasion (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · Cheesefare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · mistake fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · farecard (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · evilfare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · fieldfare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · workfare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · taxi fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · half fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · fare basis (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · firk (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · rail fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · excursion fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · higher intermediate fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · multifare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · carfare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · fareworthy (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · error fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · fare-dodging (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · return fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · fare-paying (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · airfare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · fareway (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · hellfare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · fare card (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · farepayer (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · fare ladder (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · welfare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · the fewer the better fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · bill of fare (Terms derived from fare (noun))

Synonyms

gonk · kerb crawler · jockey · journey · wapping cove · whoremonger · jane · Jane · sith · punter · monger · whoremaster · short-timer · fare · curb crawler · score · transportation · fare · trick · trip · john · steamer · muttonmonger · solicitor · all-nighter

Translations (123)

nl veergeld (money paid for a transport ticket) · tr ücret (money paid for a transport ticket) · sv biljettpris (money paid for a transport ticket) · de Verpflegung (supplies for consumption or pleasure) · nl betalende passagier (paying passenger) · ru прови́зия (food and drink) · bg пасаже́р (paying passenger) · fi ajomaksu (money paid for a transport ticket) · de Mahlzeit (food and drink) · tl pasahe (money paid for a transport ticket) · it vitto (food and drink) · ar أُجْرَة (money paid for a transport ticket) · pl pasażer (paying passenger) · ja 乗客 (paying passenger) · zza heq (money paid for a transport ticket) · ur کِرایَہ (money paid for a transport ticket) · pt passageiro (paying passenger) · nl veerloon (money paid for a transport ticket) · nl voorraadje (supplies for consumption or pleasure) · fr prix (money paid for a transport ticket) · lo ຄ່າໂດຍສານ (money paid for a transport ticket) · ru пассажи́р (paying passenger) · fi asiakas (paying passenger) · de Fahrpreis (money paid for a transport ticket) · fi matkustaja (paying passenger) · zza raywan (diq) (paying passenger) · ko 려객 (paying passenger) · de Passagier (paying passenger) · war pasahi (money paid for a transport ticket) · da kunde (paying passenger) · vi tiền xe (money paid for a transport ticket) · ro tarif (money paid for a transport ticket) · et sõitja (paying passenger) · fr passager (paying passenger) · fi ruoka ja juoma (food and drink) · de Fracht (money paid for a transport ticket) · pt tarifa (money paid for a transport ticket) · ru путеше́ствие (voyage) · it prezzo (money paid for a transport ticket) · cmn 車費 /车费 (money paid for a transport ticket) · nl reiziger (paying passenger) · th ค่าโดยสาร (money paid for a transport ticket) · la naulum (money paid for a transport ticket) · nl vervoersprijs (money paid for a transport ticket) · ko 운임 (money paid for a transport ticket) · de Fahrt (voyage) · rhg keriya (money paid for a transport ticket) · ko 요금 (money paid for a transport ticket) · ko 승객 (paying passenger) · de Verköstigung (food and drink) · tr yolcu (paying passenger) · bg пъ́тник (paying passenger) · it passeggero (paying passenger) · ar سَافِر (paying passenger) · ko 료금 (money paid for a transport ticket) · sv passagerare (paying passenger) · nb billettpris (money paid for a transport ticket) · ro bilet (money paid for a transport ticket) · ru пое́здка (voyage) · de Fahrgast (paying passenger) · it tariffa (money paid for a transport ticket) · sv taxa (money paid for a transport ticket) · fa-ira کِرایِه (money paid for a transport ticket) · nl proviand (supplies for consumption or pleasure) · ru пассажи́рка (paying passenger) · bg прови́зии (food and drink) · lo ຄ່າລົດ (money paid for a transport ticket) · mk патник (paying passenger) · ru проду́кты (food and drink) · sv resande (paying passenger) · es pasajero (paying passenger) · nl levensmiddelen (food and drink) · vi tiền phà (money paid for a transport ticket) · tl bigay-ahon (money paid for a transport ticket) · de Proviant (supplies for consumption or pleasure) · sh пу̑тнӣк (paying passenger) · bg цена́ на биле́т (money paid for a transport ticket) · hu utas (paying passenger) · ru цена́ биле́та (money paid for a transport ticket) · el επιβάτης (paying passenger) · es pasaje (money paid for a transport ticket) · it cibo (food and drink) · sv tariff (money paid for a transport ticket) · ru пла́та за прое́зд (money paid for a transport ticket) · he דמי נסיעה (money paid for a transport ticket) · ko 여객 (paying passenger) · ar طَعَام (food and drink) · de Essen und Trinken (food and drink) · nl opvarende (paying passenger) · cs cestující (paying passenger) · grc ναῦλος (money paid for a transport ticket) · zza tarife (money paid for a transport ticket) · fi poka (paying passenger) · de Reise (voyage) · tl pasahe (paying passenger) · el ναύλα (money paid for a transport ticket) · bcl pliti (money paid for a transport ticket) · fr tarif (money paid for a transport ticket) · km តម្លៃ (money paid for a transport ticket) · cmn 乘客 (paying passenger) · sw abiria (paying passenger) · de Fahrgebühr (money paid for a transport ticket) · nl voorraad (supplies for consumption or pleasure) · fi matkalipun hinta (money paid for a transport ticket) · ar مُسَافِر (paying passenger) · gl tarifa (money paid for a transport ticket) · es carrera (paying passenger) · ms tambang (money paid for a transport ticket) · he תעריף (money paid for a transport ticket) · sh pȗtnīk (paying passenger) · ja 運賃 (money paid for a transport ticket) · ar تَوْصِيلَة (money paid for a transport ticket) · az gediş haqqı (money paid for a transport ticket) · de Essensvorrat (supplies for consumption or pleasure) · cs jízdné (money paid for a transport ticket) · ja 料金 (money paid for a transport ticket) · hi किराया (money paid for a transport ticket) · vi tiền đò (money paid for a transport ticket) · ca tarifa (money paid for a transport ticket) · fi tarvikkeet (supplies for consumption or pleasure) · nl dieet (food and drink) · da billetpris (money paid for a transport ticket) · sk cestujúci (paying passenger)

fare en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfɛː/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈfiə/ cheer–chair merger
  • [ˈfɛː] (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈfeː/ (Australia)
  • audio
  • audio
  • /ˈfɛə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈfeə/ without the cheer–chair merger
  • [ˈfɛə̯] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈfɜː(ɹ)/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
  • [ˈfɛː] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈfɜː(ɹ)] Lancashire, fair–fur merger
  • /ˈfɛɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
  • [ˈfe̝ə] without the cheer–chair merger
  • [ˈfiə] cheer–chair merger
  • [ˈfɛɚ] ~ [ˈfɛɹ̩] (Canada, General-American)
  • [ˈfe(ː)ɾ] (Scotland)
  • [ˈfeː] (Australia)
  • /ˈfeɾ/ (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English faren, from Old English faran (“to travel, journey”), from Proto-West Germanic *faran, from Proto-Germanic *faraną, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“a going, passage”). Cognate with West Frisian farre, Dutch varen (“to sail”), German fahren (“to travel”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål fare, Norwegian Nynorsk and Icelandic fara (“to go”) and Swedish fara (“to travel”).

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) Used to express evaluations [with adverbial complement]. ▸ To experience luck, fortune or treatment (of a certain kind).
    • Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found. 2013 July 19, Ian Sample, “Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 34:
    • While long-distance and commuter rail travel still fared well, train travel to seaside resorts was perhaps inevitably falling away. 2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wreccker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 51:
    • There are many discomforting gaps in statistics about the book trades generally, but the reprint sector fares worst—it has no statistical summary or trend reports based on factual evidence. 1972, Carol A. Nemeyer, Scholarly Reprint Publishing in the United States, New York, N.Y.: R. R. Bowker Co., →ISBN, page 8:
    • She fared badly in the accident.
    • So fares the stag among the enraged hounds. 1642, John Denham, Cooper's Hill:
    • Did you fare well in the exam?
  2. (intransitive) Used to express evaluations [with adverbial complement]. ▸ To proceed or progress (in a certain way).
    • He was a man of Spartan habits, and at sixty was scrupulous about his diet at your table, excusing himself by saying that he must eat sparingly and fare hard, as became a soldier or one who was fitting himself for difficult enterprises, a life of exposure. 1859, Henry David Thoreau, A Plea for Captain John Brown:
    • We will continue to monitor how the hurricane fares against projected models.
  3. (impersonal, intransitive) Used to express evaluations [with adverbial complement]. ▸ To happen or occur (in a certain way).
    • Let me only say that it fared with him as with the storm-tossed ship, that miserably drives along the leeward land. 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 23:
    • So fares it when with truth falsehood contends. 1671, John Milton, “The First Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 3:
    • We shall see how it fares with him.
  4. (archaic, intransitive) To go; to travel.
    • Then he came down rejoicing and said, "I have seen what seemeth to be a city as 'twere a pigeon." Hereat we rejoiced and, ere an hour of the day had passed, the buildings showed plain in the offing and we asked the Captain, "What is the name of yonder city?" and he answered "By Allah I wot not, for I never saw it before and never sailed these seas in my life: but, since our troubles have ended in safety, remains for you only to land their with your merchandise and, if you find selling profitable, sell and make your market of what is there; and if not, we will rest here two days and provision ourselves and fare away. 1885, Richard F. Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 17:
    • […]And fared like a furious wyld Beare, / Whose whelpes are stolne away, she being otherwhere. 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto XI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
    • I know that this was Life,—the track ⁠Whereon with equal feet we fared; ⁠And then, as now, the day prepared The daily burden for the back. 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXV”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 42:
    • Behold! A knight fares forth.
  5. (archaic, intransitive) To eat; to dine.
    • There was a certain rich man which […] fared sumptuously every day. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 16:19:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
fares Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
fared Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fared Tense=Past lexicographic
faring Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

welfare · seafaring · illfare · wayfare · afare · nightfaring · farer · airfaring · starfaring · woefare · spacefaring · farewell · misfare · forfare · wayfaring · skyfaring · forthfare · overfare · fare thee well

Synonyms

act · stack up · manage · unfold · go · get along · develop · do · work out · do · turn out · cope · measure up · behave

Translations (21)

eo farti (to experience fortune or treatment of a certain kind) · fr se passer (to happen in a certain way) · de laufen (to happen in a certain way) · bg случвам се (to experience fortune or treatment of a certain kind) · es salir (to happen in a certain way) · fi käydä (to happen in a certain way) · cs dopadnout (to happen in a certain way) · es irle (to happen in a certain way) · enm faren (to experience fortune or treatment of a certain kind) · pl miewać się (to experience fortune or treatment of a certain kind) · pl mieć się (to experience fortune or treatment of a certain kind) · hu boldogul (to experience fortune or treatment of a certain kind) · de ergehen (to happen in a certain way) · de gehen (to happen in a certain way) · de klarkommen (to experience fortune or treatment of a certain kind) · cs vyjít (to experience fortune or treatment of a certain kind) · enm faren (to happen in a certain way) · bg ставам (to experience fortune or treatment of a certain kind) · nl het doen (to experience fortune or treatment of a certain kind) · cs vycházet (to experience fortune or treatment of a certain kind) · fi pärjätä (to experience fortune or treatment of a certain kind)