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Word: Fare
Speech Type: Verb
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
fɛː
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
travel
Short Definition:travel
Examples:- a knight fares forth
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