fare

[ fair ]

noun

1. the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
2. a person or persons who pay to be conveyed in a vehicle; paying passenger.
3. a person who hires a public vehicle and its driver.
4. food; diet:

   hearty fare.

5. something offered to the public, for entertainment, enjoyment, consumption, etc.:

   literary fare.

6. Archaic. state of things.

verb (used without object)

, fared, far·ing.

1. to experience good or bad fortune, treatment, etc.; get on:

   He fared well in his profession.

2. to go; turn out; happen (used impersonally):

   It fared ill with him.

3. to go; travel.
4. to eat and drink:

   They fared sumptuously.

fare

/ fɛə /

noun

1. the sum charged or paid for conveyance in a bus, train, aeroplane, etc
2. a paying passenger, esp when carried by taxi
3. a range of food and drink; diet

verb

1. to get on (as specified); manage

   he fared well

2. withit as a subject to turn out or happen as specified

   it fared badly with him

3. archaic.
   to eat

   we fared sumptuously

4. archaic.
   often foll by forth to go or travel

Derived Forms

• ˈfarer, noun

Other Words From

• farer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fare¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English faren, Old English faran; cognate with German fahren, Old Norse fara, Gothic faran; akin to emporium, port ⁵, pram ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of fare¹

Old English faran ; related to Old Norse fara to travel, Old High German faran to go, Greek poros ford

Synonym Study

See food.

Example Sentences

Customers purchasing coach fares will pay for a festival ticket costing £373.50 and a £5 booking fee, as well as the cost of a return or single coach fare ranging from £47 to £160 depending on location.

From BBC

It is unclear how Hegseth will fare during his confirmation process in the Senate, when he is likely to faces hours of grilling in hearings.

From BBC

There are reasons to think she would fare better than O’Rourke did.

From Slate

The government is set to order an independent review of rail fare prosecutions and enforcement by train companies following reports of disproportionate action against passengers by revenue protection teams.

From BBC

The BBC understands that Transport Secretary Louise Haigh will ask the Office for Rail and Road to look at how fare evasion is dealt with.

From BBC

Related Words

• expense
• price
• tariff
• ticket
• toll