fare
/feə(r)/noun
उच्चारण फ़ेअर
किराया, भाड़ा; भोजन
Basic word
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[C, U]
the money that you pay to travel by bus, plane, taxi; a passenger in a taxi; (formal) food that is offered as a meal
किराया, भाड़ा; भोजन
- bus fare
- simple fare
- The taxi fare to the airport was quite high.
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- Train fares go up during the festival season.
- Children travel at half fare.
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[I] formal
to be successful or not successful in a particular situation
करना, होना (प्रदर्शन)
- How did you fare in the exam?
- How did your team fare in the final?
- The old building fared badly in the storm.
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- Students from small towns fared well in the exam.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
fare (noun, countable) for transport
The money paid for a journey is a 'fare' (bus fare, air fare); the price of a service or a thing is a 'fee' or 'price'.
यात्रा के लिए दिया गया पैसा 'fare' कहलाता है (bus fare, air fare); सेवा या वस्तु की कीमत 'fee' या 'price' होती है।
- The bus fare has gone up by two rupees.
- What is the train fare to Lucknow?
fare well / badly / better (verb)
As a verb it is used with adverbs to say how someone does in a situation, and has no object.
Verb के रूप में यह adverb के साथ बताता है कि कोई व्यक्ति किसी स्थिति में कैसा करता है, और इसका object नहीं होता।
- How did you fare in the exam?
- Our team fared badly in the first match.
fare (food, formal)
A formal or literary word for the food served, usually with an adjective: simple fare, hearty fare.
परोसे गए भोजन के लिए औपचारिक/साहित्यिक शब्द, प्रायः विशेषण के साथ: simple fare, hearty fare।
- The dhaba offers simple home-style fare.
fare + noun
Used before a noun in travel contexts: fare stage, fare hike, fare chart.
यात्रा संदर्भ में संज्ञा से पहले: fare stage, fare hike, fare chart।
- Passengers protested against the fare hike.
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type of fare
bustaxiairrailreturnhalf
- Students get a half fare on some trains.
verb + fare
paycollectraiserefundcharge
- The conductor collected the fare from each passenger.
adverb + fare (verb)
wellbadlybetterpoorlyno better
- How did the Indian team fare in the final?
adjective + fare (food)
simpleheartytraditionallocalfestive
- The village inn serves simple, tasty fare.
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- Radhika paid the auto fare and thanked the driver.
राधिका ने ऑटो का किराया चुकाया और ड्राइवर को धन्यवाद कहा।
- Fares are higher during the festival season.
त्योहार के मौसम में किराये अधिक होते हैं।
- The school team fared well in the district tournament.
विद्यालय की टीम ने ज़िला प्रतियोगिता में अच्छा प्रदर्शन किया।
- Traditional fare was served on banana leaves.
पारंपरिक भोजन केले के पत्तों पर परोसा गया।
- You can get a refund of the fare if the train is cancelled.
ट्रेन रद्द होने पर आपको किराये की वापसी मिल सकती है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ How did she fared in the interview?
✓ How did she fare in the interview?
After 'did', the base form 'fare' is used.
'Did' के बाद क्रिया का base form 'fare' आता है।
✗ The bus fare are very high.
✓ The bus fare is very high.
A singular subject takes a singular verb.
Singular subject के साथ singular क्रिया आती है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Fare, fee and charge are all payments, but each is used for a different kind.
Fare, fee और charge सभी भुगतान हैं, पर हर एक अलग प्रकार के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है।
Money for a journey by bus, train, taxi or plane.
बस, ट्रेन, टैक्सी या विमान की यात्रा के लिए पैसा।
- The fare to Pune is 400 rupees.
Payment for a professional service, school or exam.
पेशेवर सेवा, विद्यालय या परीक्षा के लिए भुगतान।
- The exam fee is 100 rupees.
An amount asked for a service or use.
किसी सेवा या उपयोग के लिए माँगी गई राशि।
- There is no charge for parking.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Homophone, asked very often: fare (money for a journey; to perform) and fair (just; a market; light in colour) are both /feə/.
Homophone बहुत पूछा जाता है: fare (यात्रा का किराया; प्रदर्शन करना) और fair (न्यायपूर्ण; मेला; गोरा) दोनों /feə/ हैं।
Keep the payment words: fare (for travel), fee (for a service), rent (for using a house), toll (for a road), freight (for transporting goods).
भुगतान के शब्द याद रखिए: fare (यात्रा का), fee (सेवा का), rent (घर के उपयोग का), toll (सड़क का), freight (माल ढुलाई का भाड़ा)।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: fare well or badly (do well or badly: 'She fared well in the interview').
प्रयोग में fare well या badly (अच्छा या बुरा करना: 'She fared well in the interview')।