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(), v. 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. a way through, a ferry, strait, to convey, to go, march, beyond, on the other side, 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, n.] 1. To go; to pass; to journey; to travel. So on he fares, and to the border comes Of 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 ill. So 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 tabl Fare (), n.[AS. faru journey, fr. faran. See Fare, v.] 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 ? Shak. 5. Food; provisions for the table; entertainment; as, coarse fare; delicious fare. "Philosophic fare." Dryden. 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. Bill of fare. See under Bill. Fare indicator or 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 スポンサード リンク
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