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fared

fared is the simple past and past participle of fare.

Meaning of fare

Verb

fare (third-person singular simple present fares, present participle faring, simple past and past participle fared)

  1. (intransitive) To experience luck, fortune or treatment (of a certain kind).
    • She fared badly in the accident.
    Synonyms:
    do, get along, manage, cope
  2. (intransitive) To proceed or progress (in a certain way).
    • We will continue to monitor how the hurricane fares against projected models.
  3. (impersonal, intransitive) To happen or occur (in a certain way).
    • We shall see how it fares with him.
  4. (archaic, intransitive) To go; to travel.
    • Behold! A knight fares forth.
  5. (archaic, intransitive) To eat; to dine.
    • There was a certain rich man which […] fared sumptuously every day.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 16:19

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Questions about fared

What is fared the simple past and past participle of?
Fared is the simple past and past participle of fare.

Words near fared in the dictionary

  1. fareboxes
  2. Farebrother
  3. Farebrothers
  4. farecard
  5. farecards
  6. fared
  7. Faredhoo
  8. faredodger
  9. faredodgers
  10. Fareed
  11. Farefare

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