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Webster 1913 Edition
Fare
Fare
(fâr)
, Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Fared
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Faring
.] [AS. ]
faran
to travel, fare; akin to OS., Goth., & OHG. faran
to travel, go, D. varen
, G. fahren
, OFries., Icel., & Sw. fara
, Dan. fare
, Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] a way through, [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] a ferry, strait, [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] to convey, [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] to go, march, [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] beyond, on the other side, [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] to pass through, L. peritus
experienced, portus
port, Skr. par
to bring over. √78. Cf. Chaffer
, Emporium
, Far
, Ferry
, Ford
, Peril
, Port
a harbor, Pore
, Noun.
1.
To go; to pass; to journey; to travel.
So on he
Of Eden.
fares
, and to the border comesOf Eden.
Milton.
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 illSo
fares
the stag among the enraged hounds. Denham.
I bid you most heartily well to
fare
. Robynson (More’s Utopia).
So
fared
the knight between two foes. Hudibras.
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. Luke xvi. 19.
4.
To happen well, or ill; – used impersonally;
as, we shall see how it will
. fare
with himSo
fares
it when with truth falsehood contends. Milton.
5.
To behave; to conduct one's self.
[Obs.]
She
ferde
[fared] as she would die. Chaucer.
1.
A journey; a passage.
[Obs.]
That nought might stay his
fare
. Spenser.
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.
[Obs.]
The warder chid and made
fare
. Chaucer.
4.
Condition or state of things; fortune; hap; cheer.
What
fare
? what news abroad ? Shakespeare
5.
Food; provisions for the table; entertainment;
“Philosophic fare.” as, coarse
fare
; delicious fare
. Dryden.
6.
The person or persons conveyed in a vehicle;
as, a full
. fare
of passengersA. Drummond.
7.
The catch of fish on a fishing vessel.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fare
FARE
,Verb.
I.
1.
To go; to pass; to move forward; to travel.So on he fares, and to the border comes of Eden.
[In this literal sense the word is not in common use.]
2.
To be in any state, good or bad; to be attended with any circumstances or train of events, fortunate or unfortunate.So fares the stag among th' enraged hounds.
So fared the knight between two foes.
He fared very well; he fared very ill.
Go further and fare worse. The sense is taken from going, having a certain course; hence, being subjected to a certain train of incidents. The rich man fared sumptuously every day. He enjoyed all the pleasure which wealth and luxury could afford. Luke 16.
3.
To feed; to be entertained. We fared well; we had a good table, and courteous treatment.4.
To proceed in a train of consequences, good or bad.So fares it when with truth falsehood contends.
5.
To happen well or ill; with it impersonally. We shall see how it will fare with him.FARE
,Noun.
1.
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, called also ferriage; the fare for conveyance in a coach; stage-fare. The price of conveyance over the ocean is now usually called the passage, or passage money. Fare is never used for the price of conveying goods; this is called freight or transportation.2.
Food; provisions of the table. We lived on coarse fare, or we had delicious fare.3.
The person conveyed in a vehicle. [Not in use in United States.]