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How did you fair or fare

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How did you fair or fare
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How did you fair or fare?

  • It depends  whether you called for adjective or verb.
  • If an adjective (or adverb) is called for, fair is the word.
  • If a verb is wanted, fare is the choice.
  • This is because fair is a noun, adjective, and adverb, whereas fare is a noun and verb.
  • Fair as an adjective means :

-impartial and just, without favouritism or discrimination.

Example: the group has achieved fair and equal representation for all its members.

-(of hair or complexion) light; blonde.

Example: a pretty girl with long fair hair.

  • Fair as an adverb means :

-without cheating or trying to achieve unjust advantage.

Example : no one could say he played fair.

-to a high degree.

Example: she'll be fair delighted to see you.

  • Fair as a noun means a beautiful woman.

Example : pursuing his fair in a solitary street.

  • Fare as a noun means :

-the money paid for a journey on public transport.

Example : we should go to Seville, but we cannot afford the air fare.

-a range of food of a particular type.

Example : traditional Scottish fare.

  • Fare as a verb means :

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

Example : his business has fared badly in recent years.

-travel 

Example: a knight fares forth.

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