fare

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fɛə(ɹ)/
• (General American, Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA^(key): /fɛɚ/
• (General American, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /fɛɹ/

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• Homophone: fair
• Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)

From Middle English fare, from the 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”).

fare (countable and uncountable, plural fares)

1. (obsolete) A going; journey; travel; voyage; course; passage.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:journey

2. (countable) Money paid for a transport ticket.

   train fare

   bus fare

   taxi fare

3. (countable) A paying passenger, especially in a taxi.
4. (uncountable) Food and drink.
   • 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XVI, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:

     “ […] 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.”

5. (uncountable) Supplies for consumption or pleasure.

   The television channel tended to broadcast unremarkable downmarket fare.

6. (countable, UK, crime, slang) A prostitute's client.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prostitute's client

• Eric Partridge (2007) “fare”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, Abingdon, Oxon., New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 244.

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”).

fare (third-person singular simple present fares, present participle faring, simple past fared, past participle fared or (archaic) faren)

1. (intransitive, archaic) To go, travel.

   Behold! A knight fares forth.

   • 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto XI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:

     […] And fared like a furious wyld Beare, / Whose whelpes are stolne away, she being otherwhere.

   • 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, Canto XXV, page 42:

     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.

   • 1885, Richard F. Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 17:

     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.

2. (intransitive) To get along, succeed (well or badly); to be in any state, or pass through any experience, good or bad; to be attended with any circumstances or train of events.
   • 1642, John Denham, Cooper's Hill:

     So fares the stag among the enraged hounds.

   • 1972, Carol A. Nemeyer, Scholarly Reprint Publishing in the United States, New York, N.Y.: R. R. Bowker Co., →ISBN, page 8:

     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.

   • 2013 July 19, Ian Sample, “Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 34:

     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.

   • 2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wreccker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 51:

     While long-distance and commuter rail travel still fared well, train travel to seaside resorts was perhaps inevitably falling away.

3. (intransitive, archaic) To eat, dine.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 16:19:

     There was a certain rich man which […] fared sumptuously every day.

4. (intransitive, impersonal) To happen well, or ill.

   We shall see how it will fare with him.

   • 1671, John Milton, “The First Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J. M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 3:

     So fares it when with truth falsehood contends.

   • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick‎, chapter 23:

     Let me only say that it fared with him as with the storm-tossed ship, that miserably drives along the leeward land.

5. (intransitive) To move along; proceed; progress; advance

   We will continue to monitor how the hurricane fares against projected models.

   • 1859, Henry David Thoreau, A Plea for Captain John Brown‎:

     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.

• FERA, Fear, Fera, Rafe, fear, reaf

• farë

From farë (“seed, semen, kind”).[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaɾɛ/

fare

1. totally, wholly, completely
2. kind

   Ç'farë? ~ Ç'fare? ― What kind? (~ What? How?)

3. (with negatives) at all

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaːrə/, [ˈfɑːɑ]

From Middle Low German vāre (“danger, persecution, fear”), from Old Saxon fāra, from Proto-Germanic *fērō (“danger”), cognate with English fear, German Gefahr.

fare c (singular definite faren, plural indefinite farer)

1. danger, hazard
2. risk

From Old Norse fara, from Proto-Germanic *faraną, English fare, German fahren.

fare (past tense farede or for, past participle faret)

1. to rush, run

Derived from Old Danish *far (“pig”), from Old Norse *farr, from Proto-Germanic *farhaz, cognate with Swedish fargalt, English farrow, German Ferkel, Dutch varken. The Germanic word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos, hence also Latin porcus, Polish prosię (“piglet”).

fare (past tense farede, past participle faret)

1. to farrow

• IPA^(key): [ˈfare]
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• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: fa‧re

fare

1. by the action, by the initiative, by the effort, by order

• Followed by the word de, forming the preposition fare de.

Inherited from Late Latin fāre.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.re/

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• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: fà‧re

fàre (first-person singular present fàccio, first-person singular past historic féci, past participle fàtto, first-person singular imperfect facévo, second-person singular imperative fài or fà', auxiliary avére)

1. (transitive) to do
2. (transitive) to make
   1. to create
   2. to bring about

      fare rumore ― to make noise

      fare disordine ― to cause disorder

   3. to behave or act [+ da (object) = as]

      fate i bravi ― be good (literally, “act as good (boys and girls)”)

      fare la cavia ― to be a guinea pig (literally, “act as a guinea pig”)

      un tavolo che fa da scrivania ― a table that acts as a desk

   4. to constitute

      fate una bella coppia ― you (guys) make a nice couple

   5. to numerically result in; to add up to

      due e tre fanno cinque ― two and three make five

      due per tre fanno sei ― two times three make six

   6. to formulate in the mind
   7. to cause to be; to render
   8. (ditransitive) to compel
   9. (ditransitive) to force
3. to provoke (a physical sensation)

   mi fai il solletico ― you are tickling me (literally, “you provoke on me a tickling feeling”)

4. (transitive) to inflict (damage, pain, etc.) on

   fargli un livido ― to give him a bruise (literally, “inflict a bruise on him”)

5. (transitive) to cause or arouse (an emotion)

   mi fa paura ― it scares me (literally, “it arouses fear within me”)

6. (transitive) to draw up or enter into (a contract, agreement, etc.)
7. (transitive) to emit from the body

   fare sangue dal naso ― to nosebleed (literally, “emit blood from the nose”)

8. (transitive) to have (a baby)
9. (transitive) to produce a lot of (fruit or flowers) (of a plant)
10. (transitive) to have (a certain population) (of a state, country, etc.)

    l'USA fa circa 300 milioni di abitanti ― the USA has about 300 million inhabitants

11. (transitive, informal) to cost

    quanto fa il gelato? ― how much does the ice cream cost?

    1. to sell [+ a (object) = for (a price)]

       a quanto le fai? ― at how much are you selling them for?

12. (transitive) to clean up

    fai la stanza! ― clean up your room!

    fare la barba ― to shave (literally, “clean up one's beard”)

13. (transitive) to address

    mi ha fatto gli auguri ― he congratulated me (literally, “he addressed congratulations to me”)

    fare un invito ― to address an invite

14. (transitive) to organize or celebrate (an event, party, etc.)

    fare una festa ― to throw a party

    fare la comunione ― to celebrate a communion

15. (transitive) to stage (a play, movie, etc.)
    1. to produce or participate in (a play, movie, etc.) (of a director, actor, etc.)
    2. to interpret (a role, character, etc.); to act
    3. to be planned or scheduled (at a certain time) [+ a (object)] or [+ in (object)] (of a movie, show, etc., chiefly in the form fanno)

       cosa fanno al cinema?

       what (movies) do they have scheduled at the movie theater?

16. (transitive) to be subscribed to; to do regularly
    1. to attend (a school), to be in (a grade level)

       faccio la terza media ― I am in the eighth grade

    2. to practice (a hobby, sport, etc.)

       fa ballet ― she does ballet

17. (transitive) to follow (a road, etc.)

    fare via Garibaldi ― to follow Garibaldi street

18. (transitive) to visit (a country, city, etc.)

    fare l'Italia ― to visit Italy

19. (transitive) to last (an amount of time)

    questa macchina ha fatto due anni ― this car lasted two years

    1. (transitive, informal) to turn (an age)

       mia sorella ha fatto undici anni ― my sister turned eleven

20. (transitive, informal) to gift

    mi hanno fatto il computer ― they gifted me a computer

21. (pronominal transitive, vulgar) to have sex with someone

    Mi sono fatto una ragazza.

    I fucked with a girl.

22. (transitive) to tell or indicate (the time)

    la sveglia fa le sette ― the alarm clock says it's seven o'clock

23. (transitive) to do until (a time, typically at night)

    fare le dieci all'università

    to attend the university until ten o'clock

24. (transitive) to caricature

    un dipintore che può fare tanti personaggi famosi ― a painter who can caricature many famous characters

25. (transitive) to spend; to pass (of time)

    fare la notte a casa tua ― to spend the night at your house

26. (transitive) to live or lead (a kind of life)

    fare una vita comoda ― to live a comfortable life

27. (transitive) to pronounce, judge, or evaluate

    lo facevo morto ― I pronounced him dead

28. (transitive) (with che + subj.) to suppose or consider

    fa' che lei potesse stare ― suppose she could stay

29. (transitive) to gather

    fare legna ― to gather firewood

    1. (transitive) to stock up on

       fare viveri ― to stock up on supplies

30. (transitive) to work as (a profession)

    faccio il maestro ― I work as a teacher

31. (transitive) to elect or nominate
32. (transitive, sports, card games) to score

    fare un gol ― to score a goal

33. (transitive) to make appear

    la maglia fa avvenente ― the shirt makes you look attractive

    1. to create impressions of

       le maniche corte fanno estate ― short sleeves create impressions of summer

34. (transitive) (with inf.) to let
35. (transitive) (with [di + inf.] or [che + subj.]) to strive or endeavor
36. (intransitive) to be suitable [+ per (object) = for] [auxiliary avere]

    questo lavoro non fa per me

    this work is not (suitable) for me

37. (intransitive) to play [+ a (object)] [auxiliary avere]

    fare a nascondino ― to play hide and seek

38. (intransitive) to be spent or to have gone by; to mark [auxiliary avere] (of time)

    oggi fanno due mesi che si sono sposati

    today marks two months from when they got married

39. (intransitive, impersonal) to be (hot, cold, etc.) [auxiliary avere] (of the weather, climate, etc.)

    fa freddo ― it's cold

40. (intransitive, grammar) to have as an inflected form [auxiliary avere] (of a word)

    come fa il plurale di "pianta?" ― what is the plural of "pianta?"

41. (intransitive) to go (to say something or make a sound) [auxiliary avere]
42. (intransitive) to go (to be expressed or composed) [auxiliary avere]
43. (intransitive) to be formed by a sequence [auxiliary avere]

    il mio codice fa 4769 ― my code is 4769 (literally, “is formed by the sequence 4769”)

44. (intransitive) (typically with [a + inf.] or [per + inf.]) to be able to [auxiliary avere]
45. (intransitive, rare) to take root [auxiliary avere] (of a plant)
46. (intransitive, rare) to suffice [auxiliary avere] (of a plant)

Including lesser-used forms:

• faccenda
• facile
• facsimile

fare m (plural fari)

1. manner, way

• Fera, rafe

fāre

1. second-person singular present active imperative/indicative of for

fāre (Late Latin)

1. Alternative form of facere, present active infinitive of faciō (attested when?)

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “facĕre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 3: D–F, page 353

Originally two distinct nouns:

• Old English faru, from Proto-West Germanic *faru, from Proto-Germanic *farō.
• Old English fær, from Proto-West Germanic *far, from Proto-Germanic *farą.

• far, phare, vare
• fære, væræ (Early Middle English)

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaːr(ə)/

fare (uncountable)

1. A journey, course, or travel.
   • p. 1154, “AD 1137”, in Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (MS. Laud Misc. 636, continuation), Peterborough, folio 89, verso; republished at Oxford: Digital Bodleian, 2018 February 8:

     Þu myhteſ faren al a dæiſ fare ſculdeſt thu neure finden man in tun ſittende · ne land tiled.

     You could go a whole day's journey, but you'd never find anyone in town or any tilled fields.

2. A group on a journey.
3. A proceeding or occurrence:
   1. Behaviour or appearance.
   2. Condition or fortune.
   3. A commotion or disturbance.
4. Provisions, especially food.
5. (rare) A path or way.

• yvel fare

• English: fare
• Scots: fare
• Yola: gudeváre

• “fāre, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Fare, sb.¹”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes IV (F–G), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 73, column 3.

fare

1. Alternative form of faren

• fà, fa' (alt. spellings)

Inherited from Late Latin fāre.

• (Naples) IPA^(key): [ˈfa]

fare

1. to do
2. to make
3. to act
4. to behave
5. to fuck (vulgar, colloquial)

• AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1521: “fare il bucato” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
• Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “fare”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano

From Middle Low German vare.

fare m (definite singular faren, indefinite plural farer, definite plural farene)

1. danger

From Old Norse fara.

fare (imperative far, present tense farer, simple past for, past participle fart, present participle farende)

1. go; travel
2. rush; tear
3. (shipping) sail
4. (archaic, poetry) travel; voyage

• “fare” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Middle Low German vare, from Proto-Germanic *fērō (“danger”). Compare Swedish fara.

fare m (definite singular faren, indefinite plural farar, definite plural farane)

1. danger

From Old Norse fara, from Proto-Germanic *faraną.

fare (present tense fer, past tense fór, supine fare, past participle faren, present participle farande, imperative far)

1. Alternative form of fara (fara is split-infinitive and/or a-infinitive verb form)

• farvatn
• sjøfarande

• “fare” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Middle Scots fare, from Middle English faren, from Old English faran, from Proto-West Germanic *faran, from Proto-Germanic *faraną, from Proto-Indo-European *por-.

IPA^(key): /feːr/, /fɛr/

fare

1. to go, travel, get on

From Proto-Polynesian *fale.

fare

1. A house

fare

1. (intransitive) to do, to make

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• Present tense:- fazze, fáce, fáce, facíme, facíte, fàcene

From Ottoman Turkish فاره, from Arabic فَأْرَة (faʔra). The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse.

• IPA^(key): /fɑːɾe/

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fare (definite accusative fareyi, plural fareler)

1. mouse

   Synonym: sıçan

2. (computing) mouse

• “fare”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

From Middle English fearen, from Old English fǣran.

• IPA^(key): /ɸiː/
• Homophone: feyer

fare (simple past vear'd)

1. to frighten
   • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:

     Dinna fare a caulès.

     Don't frighten the horses.

• Fearde

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 39