FARED | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Fare

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

Old English fær, faru ‘travelling, a journey or expedition’, faran‘to travel’, also ‘get on (well or badly’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch varen and German fahren ‘to travel’, Old Norse ferja ‘ferry boat’, also to ford. Sense 1 of the noun stems from an earlier meaning ‘a journey for which a price is paid’. Noun sense 2 was originally used with reference to the quality or quantity of food provided, probably from the idea of faring well or badly

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: fɛː
Dialects: British English
Definition:

perform in a specified way in a particular situation or over a particular period

Short Definition:

perform in specified way

Examples:
  • his business has fared badly in recent years
Definition:

travel

Short Definition:

travel

Examples:
  • a knight fares forth

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