fare
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- pronunciation:
- feIr
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word History
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
When you pay a fare, you pay a price to ride on a bus, train, taxi, or airplane.
I checked how many coins I had in my pocket to make sure I had enough for the bus fare.- synonyms:
- passage
- similar words:
- charge, cost, fee, passenger, payment, price
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| related words: |
admission, diet, dish |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
fares, faring, fared |
| definition: |
When you fare well, things are going well for you. You don't have many problems. If someone asks how you are faring, they are asking how you are getting along.
Cassie's mother fared well in her new job.My aunt and uncle asked us how we are faring now that we moved to the city.- synonyms:
- do, manage
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| derivation: |
farer (n.) |
Are you looking for the word
fair?
Fare and
fair sound alike but have different meanings.
Fare comes from an Old English word that means "a journey."