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Synonyms for fare

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : fair
Phonetic Transcription : fɛər

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Définition of fare

Origin :
  • Old English fær "journey, road, passage, expedition," strong neuter of faran "to journey" (see fare (v.)); merged with faru "journey, expedition, companions, baggage," strong fem. of faran. Original sense is obsolete, except in compounds (wayfarer, sea-faring, etc.) Meaning "food provided" is c.1200; that of "conveyance" appears in Scottish early 15c. and led to sense of "payment for passage" (1510s).
  • noun amount charged for transportation
  • noun food served at meals
  • verb get along; turn out
Example sentences :
  • This set them to looking up some other article which might impart variety to their fare.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • The bill of fare contains nothing which they recognize as such.
  • Extract from : « The New Adam and Eve (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • I don't want to fare better, that is, I don't want to have more of God's care than he had.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Here, Garson paid the fare, and then helped the girl to alight, and on into the hallway.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • The oddest part of these experiences is that the dirtier the inn the better the fare.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • Well, we had it measured and I was right, and it cost her me fare and fifteen bob besides.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • He did this, not because his soul was cruel and his heart evil, but because he had to earn his fare.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • "Then fare ye well, Clary, you're no longer the man for me," said Rochfort.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Kirkwood planked down the fare, swore, and sprinted for the carriages.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • The fare was one dollar, and the coach went three times a week.
  • Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. » by Various

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