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Jules23 Posted 23 years ago
Grammar

The difference between fared and faired

What is the difference between using "fared" and "faired".
  

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They are different words: Fared To get along: How are you faring with your project? To go or happen: How does it fare with you? To travel; go.

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They are different words: 

Fared
To get along: How are you faring with your project?
To go or happen: How does it fare with you?
To travel; go.
To dine; eat.

The only example I can think of with 'fared' ..while being ill and not completely happy, he still fared well.. (same as writing 'did') 

Faired
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Thank you very much.
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Not if you look at the sample sentence provided at that link:
"Democrats faired marginally better in the study, ringing in at 31 percent."

I believe that using that sentence is an error on dictionary.com's part. That sentence should have been under "fare"
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AnonymousI believe that using that sentence is an error on dictionary.com's part. That sentence should have been under "fare"
True.

CJ
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Well, to most it's easier to understand the full meaning and use of each word.

Fair: Free from favoritism; or conforming to established rules. Playing fair by the rules set forth. A person is being unfair by not following the rules set forth.
Faired: Past tense for fair, become fine, fairing off some. The weather is fairing off, becoming better or fine. Fairing
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Anonymous The weather is fairing off,
That is not standard BrE, though it seems to be used in
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