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