Fare
Fare (fâr) , intransitive verb
[Anglo-Saxon faran to travel, fare; akin to Old Saxon, Gothic, & Old High German faran to travel, go, Dutch varen, German fahren, OFries., Icelandic, & Swedish fara, Danish fare, Greek {not transcribed} a way through, {not transcribed} a ferry, strait, {not transcribed} to convey, {not transcribed} to go, march, {not transcribed} beyond, on the other side, {not transcribed} to pass through, Latin peritus experienced, portus port, Sanskrit par to bring over. r78. Compare Chaffer, Emporium, Far, Ferry, Ford, Peril, Port a harbor, Pore, n.]
1.
To go; to pass; to journey; to travel.
So on he fares, and to the border comes
Of Eden.
2.
To be in any state, or pass through any experience, good or bad; to be attended with any circummstances or train of events, fortunate or unfortunate; as, he fared well, or ill.
So fares the stag among the enraged hounds.
I bid you most heartily well to fare.
So fared the knight between two foes.
3.
To be treated or entertained at table, or with bodily or social comforts; to live.
There was a certain rich man which... fared sumptuously every day.
4.
To happen well, or ill; -- used impersonally; as, we shall see how it will fare with him.
So fares it when with truth falsehood contends.
5.
To behave; to conduct one's self. [Obsolete]
She ferde [fared] as she would die.
Fare , noun
[Anglo-Saxon faru journey, from faran. See Fare, v.]
1.
A journey; a passage. [Obsolete]
That nought might stay his fare.
2.
The price of passage or going; the sum paid or due for conveying a person by land or water; as, the fare for crossing a river; the fare in a coach or by railway.
3.
Ado; bustle; business. [Obsolete]
The warder chid and made fare.
4.
Condition or state of things; fortune; hap; cheer.
What fare? what news abroad?
5.
Food; provisions for the table; entertainment; as, coarse fare; delicious fare.
Philosophic fare.
6.
The person or persons conveyed in a vehicle; as, a full fare of passengers. — A. Drummond
7.
The catch of fish on a fishing vessel.
Collocations (3)
Bill of fare , See under Bill.
Fare indicator or Fare register , a device for recording the number of passengers on a street car, etc.
Fare wicket , (a) A gate or turnstile at the entrance of toll bridges, exhibition grounds, etc., for registering the number of persons passing it. (b) An opening in the door of a street car for purchasing tickets of the driver or passing fares to the conductor. — Knight