fare

fare

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English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɛə(ɹ)/
  • (General American, without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /fɛɚ/
  • (General American, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /fɛɹ/
  • Homophone: fair
  • Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

From Middle English fare, from the merger of Old English fær (“journey, road”) and faru (“journey, companions, baggage”), from Proto-Germanic *farą and *farō (“journey, fare”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“a going, passage”).

Noun

fare (countable and uncountable, plural fares)

  2. (obsolete) A going; journey; travel; voyage; course; passage.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:journey
  4. (countable) Money paid for a transport ticket.
  6. (countable) A paying passenger, especially in a taxi.
  8. (uncountable) Food and drink.
  10. (uncountable) Supplies for consumption or pleasure.
    The television channel tended to broadcast unremarkable downmarket fare.
  12. (countable, UK, crime, slang) A prostitute's client.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prostitute's client
Derived terms
Translations
References
  • Eric Partridge (2007) “fare”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, Abingdon, Oxon., New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 244.

Etymology 2

From Middle English faren, from Old English faran (“to travel, journey”), from Proto-West Germanic *faran, from Proto-Germanic *faraną, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“a going, passage”).

Cognate with West Frisian farre, Dutch varen (“to sail”), German fahren (“to travel”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål fare, Norwegian Nynorsk and Icelandic fara (“to go”) and Swedish fara (“to travel”).

Verb

fare (third-person singular simple present fares, present participle faring, simple past fared, past participle fared or (archaic) faren)

  1. (intransitive, archaic) To go, travel.
  2. (intransitive) To get along, succeed (well or badly); to be in any state, or pass through any experience, good or bad; to be attended with any circumstances or train of events.
  3. (intransitive, archaic) To eat, dine.
  4. (intransitive, impersonal) To happen well, or ill.
  5. (intransitive) To move along; proceed; progress; advance
Derived terms
Translations

Anagrams

  • FERA, Fear, Fera, Rafe, fear, reaf

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • farë

Etymology

From farë (“seed, semen, kind”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaɾɛ/

Adverb

fare

  1. totally, wholly, completely
  2. kind
    Ç'farë? ~ Ç'fare? ― What kind? (~ What? How?)
  3. (with negatives) at all

References

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaːrə/, [ˈfɑːɑ]

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German vāre (“danger, persecution, fear”), from Old Saxon fāra, from Proto-Germanic *fērō (“danger”), cognate with English fear, German Gefahr.

Noun

fare c (singular definite faren, plural indefinite farer)

  1. danger, hazard
  2. risk
Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fara, from Proto-Germanic *faraną, English fare, German fahren.

Verb

fare (past tense farede or for, past participle faret)

  1. to rush, run
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Derived from Old Danish *far (“pig”), from Old Norse *farr, from Proto-Germanic *farhaz, cognate with Swedish fargalt, English farrow, German Ferkel, Dutch varken. The Germanic word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos, hence also Latin porcus, Polish prosię (“piglet”).

Verb

fare (past tense farede, past participle faret)

  1. to farrow
Conjugation

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfare]
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: fa‧re

Adverb

fare

  1. by the action, by the initiative, by the effort, by order

Usage notes

  • Followed by the word de, forming the preposition fare de.

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin fāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: fà‧re

Verb

fàre (first-person singular present fàccio, first-person singular past historic féci, past participle fàtto, first-person singular imperfect facévo, second-person singular imperative fài or fà', auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to do
  2. (transitive) to make
    1. to create
    2. to bring about
      fare rumore ― to make noise
      fare disordine ― to cause disorder
    3. to behave or act [with da ‘as’]
      fate i bravi ― be good (literally, “act as good (boys and girls)”)
      fare la cavia ― to be a guinea pig (literally, “act as a guinea pig”)
      un tavolo che fa da scrivania ― a table that acts as a desk
    4. to constitute
      fate una bella coppia ― you (guys) make a nice couple
    5. to numerically result in; to add up to
      due e tre fanno cinque ― two and three make five
      due per tre fanno sei ― two times three make six
    6. to formulate in the mind
    7. to cause to be; to render
    8. (ditransitive) to compel
    9. (ditransitive) to force
  3. to provoke (a physical sensation)
    mi fai il solletico ― you are tickling me (literally, “you provoke on me a tickling feeling”)
  4. (transitive) to inflict (damage, pain, etc.) on
    fargli un livido ― to give him a bruise (literally, “inflict a bruise on him”)
  5. (transitive) to cause or arouse (an emotion)
    mi fa paura ― it scares me (literally, “it arouses fear within me”)
  6. (transitive) to draw up or enter into (a contract, agreement, etc.)
  7. (transitive) to emit from the body
    fare sangue dal naso ― to nosebleed (literally, “emit blood from the nose”)
  8. (transitive) to have (a baby)
  9. (transitive) to produce a lot of (fruit or flowers) (of a plant)
  10. (transitive) to have (a certain population) (of a state, country, etc.)
    l'USA fa circa 300 milioni di abitanti ― the USA has about 300 million inhabitants
  11. (transitive, informal) to cost
    quanto fa il gelato? ― how much does the ice cream cost?
    1. to sell [with a ‘for (a price)’]
      a quanto le fai? ― at how much are you selling them for?
  12. (transitive) to clean up
    fai la stanza! ― clean up your room!
    fare la barba ― to shave (literally, “clean up one's beard”)
  13. (transitive) to address
    mi ha fatto gli auguri ― he congratulated me (literally, “he addressed congratulations to me”)
    fare un invito ― to address an invite
  14. (transitive) to organize or celebrate (an event, party, etc.)
    fare una festa ― to throw a party
    fare la comunione ― to celebrate a communion
  15. (transitive) to stage (a play, movie, etc.)
    1. to produce or participate in (a play, movie, etc.) (of a director, actor, etc.)
    2. to interpret (a role, character, etc.); to act
    3. to be planned or scheduled (at a certain time) [with a or in] (of a movie, show, etc., chiefly in the form fanno)
  16. (transitive) to be subscribed to; to do regularly
    1. to attend (a school), to be in (a grade level)
      faccio la terza media ― I am in the eighth grade
    2. to practice (a hobby, sport, etc.)
      fa ballet ― she does ballet
  17. (transitive) to follow (a road, etc.)
    fare via Garibaldi ― to follow Garibaldi street
  18. (transitive) to visit (a country, city, etc.)
    fare l'Italia ― to visit Italy
  19. (transitive) to last (an amount of time)
    questa macchina ha fatto due anni ― this car lasted two years
    1. (transitive, informal) to turn (an age)
      mia sorella ha fatto undici anni ― my sister turned eleven
  20. (transitive, informal) to gift
    mi hanno fatto il computer ― they gifted me a computer
  21. (pronominal transitive, vulgar) to have sex with someone
  22. (transitive) to tell or indicate (the time)
    la sveglia fa le sette ― the alarm clock says it's seven o'clock
  23. (transitive) to do until (a time, typically at night)
  24. (transitive) to caricature
    un dipintore che può fare tanti personaggi famosi ― a painter who can caricature many famous characters
  25. (transitive) to spend; to pass (of time)
    fare la notte a casa tua ― to spend the night at your house
  26. (transitive) to live or lead (a kind of life)
    fare una vita comoda ― to live a comfortable life
  27. (transitive) to pronounce, judge, or evaluate
    lo facevo morto ― I pronounced him dead
  28. (transitive) (with che + subj.) to suppose or consider
    fa' che lei potesse stare ― suppose she could stay
  29. (transitive) to gather
    fare legna ― to gather firewood
    1. (transitive) to stock up on
      fare viveri ― to stock up on supplies
  30. (transitive) to work as (a profession)
    faccio il maestro ― I work as a teacher
  31. (transitive) to elect or nominate
  32. (transitive, sports, card games) to score
    fare un gol ― to score a goal
  33. (transitive) to make appear
    la maglia fa avvenente ― the shirt makes you look attractive
    1. to create impressions of
      le maniche corte fanno estate ― short sleeves create impressions of summer
  34. (transitive) (with inf.) to let
  35. (transitive) (with [di + inf.] or [che + subj.]) to strive or endeavor
  36. (intransitive) to be suitable [with per ‘for’] [auxiliary avere]
  37. (intransitive) to play [with a] [auxiliary avere]
    fare a nascondino ― to play hide and seek
  38. (intransitive) to be spent or to have gone by; to mark [auxiliary avere] (of time)
  39. (intransitive, impersonal) to be (hot, cold, etc.) [auxiliary avere] (of the weather, climate, etc.)
    fa freddo ― it's cold
  40. (intransitive, grammar) to have as an inflected form [auxiliary avere] (of a word)
    come fa il plurale di "pianta?" ― what is the plural of "pianta?"
  41. (intransitive) to go (to say something or make a sound) [auxiliary avere]
  42. (intransitive) to go (to be expressed or composed) [auxiliary avere]
  43. (intransitive) to be formed by a sequence [auxiliary avere]
    il mio codice fa 4769 ― my code is 4769 (literally, “is formed by the sequence 4769”)
  44. (intransitive) (typically with [a + inf.] or [per + inf.]) to be able to [auxiliary avere]
  45. (intransitive, rare) to take root [auxiliary avere] (of a plant)
  46. (intransitive, rare) to suffice [auxiliary avere] (of a plant)

Usage notes

The second person imperative has univerbated compound forms:

  • fa' + mi = fammi
    • ... + lo = fammelo
    • ... + la = fammela
    • ... + le = fammele
    • ... + li = fammeli
    • ... + ne = fammene
  • fa' + ti = fatti
    • ... + lo = fattelo
    • ... + la = fattela
    • ... + le = fattele
    • ... + li = fatteli
    • ... + ne = fattene
  • fa' + gli = fagli and fa' + le = falle
    • ... + lo = faglielo
    • ... + la = fagliela
    • ... + le = fagliele
    • ... + li = faglieli
    • ... + ne = fagliene
  • fa' + ci = facci
    • ... + lo = faccelo
    • ... + la = faccela
    • ... + le = faccele
    • ... + li = facceli
    • ... + ne = faccene
  • fa' + lo = fallo
  • fa' + la = falla
  • fa' + le = falle
  • fa' + li = falli
  • fa' + ne = fanne

Conjugation

Including lesser-used forms:

Derived terms

Related terms

  • faccenda
  • facile
  • facsimile

Noun

fare m (plural fari)

  1. manner, way

Anagrams

  • Fera, rafe

Latin

Etymology 1

Verb

fāre

  1. second-person singular present active imperative/indicative of for

Etymology 2

Verb

fāre (Late Latin)

  1. Alternative form of facere, present active infinitive of faciō

References

  • Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “facĕre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 3: D–F, page 353

Middle English

Etymology 1

Originally two distinct nouns:

  • Old English faru, from Proto-West Germanic *faru, from Proto-Germanic *farō.
  • Old English fær, from Proto-West Germanic *far, from Proto-Germanic *farą.

Alternative forms

  • far, phare, vare
  • fære, væræ (Early Middle English)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaːr(ə)/

Noun

fare (uncountable)

  1. A journey, course, or travel.
  2. A group on a journey.
  3. A proceeding or occurrence:
    1. Behaviour or appearance.
    2. Condition or fortune.
    3. A commotion or disturbance.
  4. Provisions, especially food.
  5. (rare) A path or way.
Derived terms
  • yvel fare
Related terms
  • chaffare
  • heyfre
Descendants
  • English: fare
  • Scots: fare
  • Yola: gudeváre
References
  • “fāre, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  • James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Fare, sb.1”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume IV (F–G), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 73, column 3.

Etymology 2

Verb

fare

  1. Alternative form of faren

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

  • fà, fa' (alt. spellings)

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin fāre.

Pronunciation

  • (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈfa]

Verb

fare

  1. to do
  2. to make
  3. to act
  4. to behave
  5. to fuck (vulgar, colloquial)

Conjugation

References

  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1521: “fare il bucato” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
  • Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “fare”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German vare.

Noun

fare m (definite singular faren, indefinite plural farer, definite plural farene)

  1. danger
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fara.

Verb

fare (imperative far, present tense farer, simple past for, past participle fart, present participle farende)

  1. go; travel
  2. rush; tear
  3. (shipping) sail
  4. (archaic, poetry) travel; voyage
Derived terms

References

  • “fare” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German vare, from Proto-Germanic *fērō (“danger”). Compare Swedish fara.

Noun

fare m (definite singular faren, indefinite plural farar, definite plural farane)

  1. danger
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fara, from Proto-Germanic *faraną.

Verb

fare (present tense fer, past tense fór, supine fare, past participle faren, present participle farande, imperative far)

  1. Alternative form of fara (fara is split-infinitive and/or a-infinitive verb form)
Derived terms
  • farvatn
  • sjøfarande

References

  • “fare” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Verb

fare

  1. first-person singular present indicative of faran

Scots

Etymology

From Middle Scots fare, from Middle English faren, from Old English faran, from Proto-West Germanic *faran, from Proto-Germanic *faraną, from Proto-Indo-European *por-.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /feːr/, /fɛr/

Verb

fare

  1. to go, travel, get on

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fale.

Noun

fare

  1. A house

Tarantino

Verb

fare

  1. (intransitive) to do, to make

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

  • Present tense:- fazze, fáce, fáce, facíme, facíte, fàcene

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish فاره, from Arabic فَأْرَة (faʔra). The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɑːɾe/

Noun

fare (definite accusative fareyi, plural fareler)

  1. mouse
    Synonym: sıçan
  2. (computing) mouse

Declension

Further reading

  • “fare”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English fearen, from Old English fǣran.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiː/
  • Homophone: feyer

Verb

fare (simple past vear'd)

  1. to frighten

Related terms

  • ferde

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 39

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