to fair
- verb
- /fɛr/
- Specialized
- He may fair a bit better.
Examples
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- Let us see how Marcus fairs, shall we?
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And folks with that kind of imagination, I bet, could fair well if they stayed honest.
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"It's faired up nicely," he said.
Fiction book (1995) -
And may fair.
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I'm sure they didn't fair any better against Lord de Gurney either.
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Very smart move, fairing to fairing in the chicane.
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Speaking as someone who is a medieval reenactor (no, not Renn fairs - living history!),
Blog text (24) -
Oh, l'll find 'em, Colleen... providin' you'll hie me fine nephew to fair Florida.
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The carpenter faired the edges of the wooden boards to ensure a smooth fit.
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She faired the model's surface to achieve a sleek and polished look.
Synonyms
To make something level or smooth
To make a surface, amount, or relationship level by removing differences
To make a sharp edge or corner smooth and curved
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
Honest behavior that treats everyone the same and follows the rules in sport or competition
- Specialized
The right to use small parts of someone else's work without permission for teaching, news, or criticism
A way of buying and selling that gives better pay and rights to farmers and workers
- Informal
A person who helps only when things are good and leaves during problems
- Specialized
A ball hit by the batter that lands between the foul lines and is in play
- Specialized
A player signals and catches a punt without running and cannot be tackled
A situation where everyone has an equal chance and no one has unfair advantages
- Jargon
Part of a baseball field between the first and third base lines where a hit ball is in play
A small European plant with a circle of low leaves and clusters of white star-shaped flowers
- Formal
Former US law that let manufacturers require shops to sell goods at a minimum price
- Specialized
A deal where a maker tells stores not to sell a branded product below a fixed price
How Smooth
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fair as a verb meaning 'to make smooth' comes from the adjective meaning 'even' or 'beautiful', so to fair two surfaces is to smooth and blend them into one continuous line.