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fare  (fâr)
intr.v. fared, far·ing, fares
1. To get along: How are you faring with your project?
2. To go or happen: How does it fare with you?
3. To travel; go.
4. To dine; eat.
n.
1. A transportation charge, as for a bus.
2. A passenger transported for a fee.
3. Food and drink; diet: simple home-cooked fare.

[Middle English faren, from Old English faran; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.]

farer n.

fare [fɛə]
n
1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the sum charged or paid for conveyance in a bus, train, aeroplane, etc.
2. a paying passenger, esp when carried by taxi
3. (Cookery) a range of food and drink; diet
vb (intr)
1. to get on (as specified); manage he fared well
2. (with it as a subject) to turn out or happen as specified it fared badly with him
3. Archaic to eat we fared sumptuously
4. (often foll by forth) Archaic to go or travel
[Old English faran; related to Old Norse fara to travel, Old High German faran to go, Greek poros ford]
farer  n

Fare a company ready to travel, 1562; a troop; a multitude or swarm; a catch of fish; a load of animals, 1600; the cargo of a vessel, 1884.
Examples: fare of fish; of flatterers, 1634; of flies; of fools and cheaters; of pigs [‘a litter’]; of travellers, 1562.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.farefare - an agenda of things to do; "they worked rapidly down the menu of reports"
agenda, schedule, docket - a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
2.farefare - the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance
charge - the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge"
airfare - the fare charged for traveling by airplane
bus fare, carfare - the fare charged for riding a bus or streetcar
cab fare, taxi fare - the fare charged for riding in a taxicab
train fare - the fare charged for traveling by train
3.farefare - a paying (taxi) passenger            
passenger, rider - a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
4.farefare - the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed
food, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
diet - the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)
diet - a prescribed selection of foods
dietary - a regulated daily food allowance
menu - the dishes making up a meal
chuck, eats, grub, chow - informal terms for a meal
board, table - food or meals in general; "she sets a fine table"; "room and board"
ration - the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced"
Verb1.fare - proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way"
proceed, go - follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"
2.farefare - eat well                            
eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"

fare
noun
1. charge, price, ticket price, transport cost, ticket money, passage money He could barely afford the railway fare.
2. food, meals, diet, provisions, board, commons, table, feed, menu, rations, tack (informal), kai (N.Z. informal), nourishment, sustenance, victuals, nosebag (slang), nutriment, vittles (obsolete or dialect), eatables traditional Portuguese fare
3. passenger, customer, pick-up (informal), traveller The taxi driver picked up a fare.
verb
1. get on, do, manage, make out, prosper, get along He was not faring well.
2. (used impersonally) happen, go, turn out, proceed, pan out (informal) The show fared quite well.
Translations
fare [fɛəʳ]
A. N
1. (= cost) → precio m, tarifa f; (= ticket) → billete m, boleto m (LAm) (Naut) → pasaje m
"fares please!" (on bus) → billetes por favor!"
2. (= passenger in taxi) → pasajero/a m/f
3. (frm) (= food) → comida f
see also bill 1
B. VI they fared badly/welllo pasaron mal/bien, les fue mal/bien
how did you fare?¿qué tal te fue?
to fare alikecorrer la misma suerte
C. CPD fare stage, fare zone (US) N (on bus) → zona f de tarifa fija

fare [ˈfɛər]
n
(= charge for using transport) (on bus)prix m du billet, prix m du ticket; (in taxi)prix m de la course; (on train, aeroplane)prix m du billet
the fare from ... to ... → le prix du billet de ... à ... airfare, half fare, half-fare, full fare, full-fare
(= passenger in taxi) → client m
(= food) → nourriture f, chère old-fashioned)f >
vi [person] → s'en tirer
How did they fare? → Comment s'en sont-ils tirés?
They fared well in the recent elections
BUT Ils ont obtenu de bons résultats lors des récentes élections.

fare
n
(= charge)Fahrpreis m; (on plane) → Flugpreis m; (on boat) → Preis mfür die Überfahrt; (= money)Fahrgeld nt; what is the fare?was kostet die Fahrt/der Flug/die Überfahrt?; fares, please!noch jemand ohne (inf), → noch jemand zugestiegen?; have you got the right fare?haben Sie das Fahrgeld passend?; he gave me (the cost of/money for) the fareer gab mir das Fahrgeld
(= passenger)Fahrgast m
(old, form: = food) → Kost f; traditional Christmas fareein traditionelles Weihnachtsessen; vegetarian dishes are now standard fare in most restaurantsvegetarische Gerichte gehören jetzt in den meisten Restaurants zum Angebot
vi he fared welles ging or erging (geh)ihm gut; the dollar fared well on the stock exchange todayder Dollar schnitt heute an der Börse gut ab; fare thee well (old)leb(e) wohl (old)

fare:
fare-dodger
nSchwarzfahrer(in) m(f)
fare stage
nFahrzone f, → Teilstrecke f, → Zahlgrenze f

fare [fɛəʳ]
1. n
a. (cost, on trains, buses) → tariffa; (in taxi) → prezzo della corsa
"fares please!" (conductor on bus) → "biglietti?"
b. (passenger in taxi) → passeggero/a, cliente m/f
c. (frm) (food) → cibo, vitto
bill of fare (menu) → lista delle vivande
2. vi how did you fare?com'è andata?
I think they will fare badly if ... → penso che le cose si metteranno male per loro se...

fare [fɛəʳ]
1. n
a. (cost, on trains, buses) → tariffa; (in taxi) → prezzo della corsa
"fares please!" (conductor on bus) → "biglietti?"
b. (passenger in taxi) → passeggero/a, cliente m/f
c. (frm) (food) → cibo, vitto
bill of fare (menu) → lista delle vivande
2. vi how did you fare?com'è andata?
I think they will fare badly if ... → penso che le cose si metteranno male per loro se...

fare
n fare [feə]
1 the price of a journey on a train, bus, ship etc He hadn't enough money for his bus fare. reisgeld, rygeld أُجْرَة السَّفَر такса jízdné billetpris; takst die Fahrtkosten εισιτήριο, ναύλα tarifa, precio del billete sõiduraha کرایه؛ پول بلیط hinta (prix du) billet מְחִיר נְסִיעָה किराया vozarina útiköltség, viteldíj ongkos far(gjald) biglietto 運賃 운임 mokestis už važiavimą braukšanas maksa tambang kaartje billett(pris) cena biletu bilhete/passagem (preţ al unui) bilet стоимость проезда cestovné voznina cena prevoza biljett[] ค่าโดยสาร bilet ücreti 旅費,費用 вартість проїзду کرایا tiền xe; tiền vé
2 a paying passenger in a hired vehicle, especially in a taxi The taxi-driver was asked by the police where her last fare got out. passasier مُسافِر بالأجْرَه пътник pasažér, zákazník tur der Fahrgast επιβάτης pasajero klient, sõitja مسافر maksava asiakas client/-ente נוֹסֵע (בְרֶכֶב צִיבּוּרִי); किरायेदार putnik, mušterija (taksista) utas penumpang farþegi passeggero 乗客 (요금을 내는) 승객 keleivis braucējs; pasažieris penumpang passagier passasjer pasażer cliente client пассажир zákazník, -čka potnik putnik passagerare, körning ผู้โดยสารที่จ่ายเงินค่าโดยสารในรถที่จ้าง yolcu 乘客 пасажир سواری hành khách phải trả tiền, nhất là đi xe tắc xi

fare أجرة السفر jízdné billetpris Fahrpreis ναύλος coste, tarifa matkalipun hinta prix cijena tariffa 運賃 승차 요금 vervoerprijs billettpris opłata tarifa стоимость проезда biljettpris ค่าโดยสาร ücret tiền vé 费用


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The introduction to the work, or bill of fare to the feast.
Instantly flinging a fresh cloth over the round table under the bronze chandelier, though it already had a table cloth on it, he pushed up velvet chairs, and came to a standstill before Stepan Arkadyevitch with a napkin and a bill of fare in his hands, awaiting his commands.
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