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Fares

noun, verb

Travel prices or does in a situation.

5 letters 2 syllables

What does Fares mean?

Travel prices or does in a situation.

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Dictionary definition

Prices paid for travel; also does or gets along in a situation.

Example sentences

Fares in a sentence

easy

Bus fares increased this year.

medium

The small plant fares well in shade.

hard

Fares can mean travel costs or the way someone or something performs.

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Practice the meaning of Fares

Answer three quick questions about its meaning and related words.

Practice 1

What does fares mean?

Practice 2

Which word is closest in meaning to fares?

Practice 3

Which sentence uses fares correctly?

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Fares

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Sounds like

FAIRZ

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Synonyms

Words like Fares

travel costsPrices paid for transportation.
fareFare is related to fares and helps explain its meaning.
Antonyms

Opposite words

free ridesTrips that cost nothing.
Synonym practice

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Word family

Fares word family

Base word

fares

noun

fareses

More than one fares.

verb

faresed

Past form of fares.

verb

faresing

Action form of fares.

Related words
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Understand Fares

Hint for students

Travel prices or does in a situation.

Common mix-up

Fares is not the same as free rides. Fares means travel prices or does in a situation.

Try it in class or at home

Read this model sentence: The small plant fares well in shade. Clue words: small, plant, well. Underline clue words that show why fares fits instead of free rides. Now write one new sentence that shows fares without using the word fares. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show fares?

Teacher prompt

Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The small plant fares well in shade." Why does fares fit better than free rides?