Meaning of "fare" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FARE

Old English faran; related to Old Norse fara to travel, Old High German faran to go, Greek poros ford.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF FARE

fare  [fɛə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FARE

Fare is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb fare in English.

WHAT DOES FARE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fare

A fare is the fee paid by a passenger for use of a public transport system: rail, bus, taxi, etc. In the case of air transport, the term airfare is often used. Fare structure is the system set up to determine how much is to be paid by various passengers using a transit vehicle at any given time. A linked trip is a trip from the origin to the destination on the transit system. Even if a passenger must make several transfers during a journey, the trip is counted as one linked trip on the system.

Definition of fare in the English dictionary

The first definition of fare in the dictionary is the sum charged or paid for conveyance in a bus, train, aeroplane, etc. Other definition of fare is a paying passenger, esp when carried by taxi. Fare is also a range of food and drink; diet.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FARE

PRESENT

Present

I fare

you fare

he/she/it fares

we fare

you fare

they fare

Present continuous

I am faring

you are faring

he/she/it is faring

we are faring

you are faring

they are faring

Present perfect

I have fared

you have fared

he/she/it has fared

we have fared

you have fared

they have fared

Present perfect continuous

I have been faring

you have been faring

he/she/it has been faring

we have been faring

you have been faring

they have been faring

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I fared

you fared

he/she/it fared

we fared

you fared

they fared

Past continuous

I was faring

you were faring

he/she/it was faring

we were faring

you were faring

they were faring

Past perfect

I had fared

you had fared

he/she/it had fared

we had fared

you had fared

they had fared

Past perfect continuous

I had been faring

you had been faring

he/she/it had been faring

we had been faring

you had been faring

they had been faring

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will fare

you will fare

he/she/it will fare

we will fare

you will fare

they will fare

Future continuous

I will be faring

you will be faring

he/she/it will be faring

we will be faring

you will be faring

they will be faring

Future perfect

I will have fared

you will have fared

he/she/it will have fared

we will have fared

you will have fared

they will have fared

Future perfect continuous

I will have been faring

you will have been faring

he/she/it will have been faring

we will have been faring

you will have been faring

they will have been faring

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would fare

you would fare

he/she/it would fare

we would fare

you would fare

they would fare

Conditional continuous

I would be faring

you would be faring

he/she/it would be faring

we would be faring

you would be faring

they would be faring

Conditional perfect

I would have fare

you would have fare

he/she/it would have fare

we would have fare

you would have fare

they would have fare

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been faring

you would have been faring

he/she/it would have been faring

we would have been faring

you would have been faring

they would have been faring

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you fare
we let´s fare
you fare

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to fare

Past participle

fared

Present Participle

faring

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «FARE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fare» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of fare

board · charge · commons · customer · diet · do · eatables · feed · food · get along · get on · go · happen · kai · make out · manage · menu · nosebag · nourishment · nutriment · pan out · passenger · pick-up · price · proceed · prosper · provisions · rations · sustenance · table · tack · traveller · turn out · victuals

TRANSLATION OF FARE

Find out the translation of fare to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of fare from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fare» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 费用
• Translator English - Spanish: billete
• English: fare
• Translator English - Hindi: किराया
• Translator English - Arabic: أُجْرَةُ السَّفَر
• Translator English - Russian: стоимость проезда
• Translator English - Portuguese: tarifa
• Translator English - Bengali: ভাড়া
• Translator English - French: prix
• Translator English - Malay: Tambang
• Translator English - German: Fahrpreis
• Translator English - Japanese: 運賃
• Translator English - Korean: 승차 요금
• Translator English - Javanese: Ongkos
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tiền vé
• Translator English - Tamil: கட்டணம்
• Translator English - Marathi: भाडे
• Translator English - Turkish: bilet ücreti
• Translator English - Italian: tariffa
• Translator English - Polish: opłata
• Translator English - Ukrainian: плата за проїзд
• Translator English - Romanian: costul unui bilet de călătorie
• Translator English - Greek: ναύλος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: tarief
• Translator English - Swedish: biljettpris
• Translator English - Norwegian: billettpris

10 QUOTES WITH «FARE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fare.

1

Gerard Arpey

Just to cover the increase in fuel costs over the past two years, American would have had to raise fares nearly $75 per round-trip ticket. During this time period, our average fare increased by only $15.

2

Vidya Balan

As women, we are constantly criticising and judging ourselves in terms of our body, how we dress, what profession we take up, how we fare in that. Indian women are gifted with certain body types and features, which is healthy, and we should accept that.

3

Benjamin Carson

I detest politics, to be honest with you. It's a cesspool. And I don't think I would fare well in that cesspool because I don't believe in political correctness and I certainly don't believe in dishonesty.

4

Maxwell Caulfield

You can work and scratch out a living in the theatre, but, if you want to make money, you've got to hit the road. You've got to play big houses of 2, 3 thousand seaters with your name above the bill, do popular fare and reach out to the audience such as it is.

5

Robbie Coltraine

If you've got a huge Hollywood star in your film, they're getting $32 million, and everyone else gets their bus fare.

6

Salvatore J. Cordileone

We believe that marriage, by its very definition, can exist only between a man and a woman. Moreover, study after study - not to mention common sense - show that children fare better in life when raised in a home with a loving father and mother in a stable, committed relationship.

7

Karen DeCrow

As any opera fan knows, lawyers and judges do not fare well in most operas. Just consider the productions of 'Andrea Chenier,' 'Aida, Norma,' 'Billy Budd,' 'Peter Grimes,' 'The Crucible,' 'Lost in the Stars,' 'The Marriage of Figaro,' 'The Makropulos Case' and Wagner's 'Ring' cycle. Around 1810, the theme of justice emerged in opera.

8

David Herbert Donald

I'm not sure Lincoln would fare well if he were a presidential candidate today.

9

Barbara Ehrenreich

Individually the poor are not too tempting to thieves, for obvious reasons. Mug a banker and you might score a wallet containing a month's rent. Mug a janitor and you will be lucky to get away with bus fare to flee the crime scene.

10

Bruce Feiler

I grew up in the age of discount air fare, and for me, the act of joining a culture was a great way about learning about that different culture. So I grew up in the South, and went to college in the North, and found out that I learned about myself as a Southerner by leaving the South and going to the Northeast.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FARE»

Discover the use of fare in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fare and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Seasonal Fare: Recipes for Family and Friends

In Seasonal Fare she emphasises the importance of the basic steps, the necessity of fresh produce, and the need for meticulous preparation, while the 200 recipes link ingredients to time and place, celebrating food for every season.

Susan Johnston, 2006

Mary Engelbreit's Fan Fare Cookbook: 120 Family Favorite Recipes

Although Mary Engelbreit's Fan Fare Cookbook is a perfect addition to the cookbook shelf for anyone already a fan of Mary's warm and witty work, anyone who cooks or bakes will find this handy collection of family-favorite recipes to be an ...

Mary Engelbreit, 2013

Fare Policies, Structures and Technologies: Update

TCRP Report 94: Fare Policies, Structures and Technologies: Update identifies, describes, and evaluates key fare structures, policies, and technologies that are being considered by transit agencies, with a focus on their impact on customers ...

‎2003

Holiday Fare: Favorite Williamsburg Recipes

Chef Gonzales has infused this newest cookbook with a delicious sense of history and an abundance of Tidewater Virginia flavors, and seasoned it with a generous dollup of Southern style and hospitality.

John R. Gonzales, 2004

From Plain Fare to Fusion Food: British Diet from the 1890s ...

An account of one hundred years of diet (including political influences) and its reflection in the population's health - from wartime deprivation to fast food overkill.

Derek J. Oddy, 2003

Bus Transit Fare Collection Practices

CHAPTER THREE FARE EVASION ISSUES Fare evasion, a concern for all transit agencies, takes many forms, whether it is abusing certain types of fares or transfers, or even counterfeiting fare media. This section describes how transit ...

‎1997

Production Frontiers

This book presents a mathematical programming approach to the analysis of production frontiers and efficiency measurement.

Rolf Fare, Shawna Grosskopf, C. A. Knox Lovell, 1994

Fan Fare: A Playbook of Great Recipes for Tailgating Or ...

Debbie Moose's Fan Fare is the only book you'll need to throw a party for friends at home or tailgate at the big game, organized into five chapters: ''Kickoff'' (appetizers and snacks), ''Bowl Games'' (soups, beans, and chili), ''Hot Streak ...

Debbie Moose, 2010

Travel far, pay no fare

When twelve-year-old Owen finds that his nine-year-old cousin has a magic bookmark, he joins her when she enters different stories in hopes of finding a way to prevent their parents' upcoming marriage.

Anne Lindbergh, 2002

Air fare: stories, poems & essays on flight

The perfect flying companion: an anthology of poems, stories and essays on flying.

Nickole Brown, Judith Taylor, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FARE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fare is used in the context of the following news items.

Grateful Dead 'Fare Thee Well' Report Card

and insisting that "the truth will come out." Therefore, now that the shows have come and gone, I offer you my official Grateful Dead "Fare Thee ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

Here's a hot ticket: 3 carriers offering a $283 fare from LAX to Miami

American, Delta and Alaska are offering a round-trip fare to Miami for $283, including all taxes and fees, for travel Aug. 20-March 8. lRelated ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»

Transit fare cards a challenge for many Canadian cities

Last week, Calgary Transit cancelled its planned fare card, Connect, which would have allowed customers to tap a card to get on the bus or ... «Calgary Herald, Jul 15»

Lagos Train Passengers Want DMU Fare Slashed To N300

Some train commuters on Friday in Lagos urged the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to slash the N750 fare being charged by its newly ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»

Jet Airways, IndiGo Locked in Fare War, Again

You are here:HomeAviation. Jet Airways, IndiGo Locked in Fare War, Again. NDTV | Last Updated: July 10, 2015 12:46 (IST). submit to reddit ... «NDTV, Jul 15»

Fare cap plan in air pocket

New Delhi, July 9: Early birds may have started making travel plans for the approaching festival season but a contentious proposal to impose a ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Jul 15»

Is MMRDA planning to apprach SC over Metro fare fixation?

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) seems to be unhappy with the report submitted by Fare Fixation Committee to ... «Mid-Day, Jul 15»

Mumbai Metro fare panel allows hike up to Rs 110

MUMBAI: The fare fixation committee set up after a clash between the private operator of the metro and its government partner over fare has ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

Hotel Saranac restaurant will serve 'campfire' fare

SARANAC LAKE - Rabbit, venison, duck and bass will be among the Adirondack-inspired entrees offered at the Hotel Saranac's planned ... «The Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Jul 15»

University of Chicago Medicine named to FARE Clinical Network

Members of the FARE Clinical Network were selected for high standards in clinical care, teaching and allergy research. FARE is initially ... «News-Medical.net, Jul 15»