Meaning

9 senses

  1. Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).

    When will we learn to distinguish between the fair and the foul?

  2. A fair woman; a sweetheart.

  3. A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.

    Jahrmarkt, Kirchtag, Kirchweih

    фее́рияfejérija

    феє́ріяfejérija

  4. An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.

    Markt, Messe, Jahrmarkt

    я́рмаркаjármarka, ры́нокrýnok, база́рbazár

    я́рмарокjármarok, ри́нокrýnok

  5. An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.

    Ausstellung, Messe

    вы́ставкаvýstavka

    ви́ставкаvýstavka

  6. A travelling amusement park (called a funfair in British English and a (travelling) carnival in US English).

    The whole town was at the fair, young and old, rich and poor.

  7. (obsolete)A woman, a member of the ‘fair sex’; also as a collective singular, women.

  8. (obsolete)Fairness, beauty.

  9. (obsolete)Good fortune; good luck.

More definitions
  • a competitive exhibition of farm products
  • gathering of producers to promote business
  • a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
  • a sale of miscellany; often for charity

Examples

816 sentences

  1. Do you really think that's fair?

    Ти насправді гадаєш, що це справедливо? — deniko

    ruТы действительно думаешь, что это честно? — Balamax

    deHältst du das wirklich für fair? — Zaghawa

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  2. I still don't think it's fair.

    Я все одно вважаю, що це нечесно. — deniko

    ruЯ всё равно считаю, что это нечестно. — marafon

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  3. I'll give you a fair price.

    Я запропоную тобі чесну ціну. — deniko

    ruЯ предложу вам справедливую цену. — odexed

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  4. I think it's a fair decision.

    Гадаю, це справедливе рішення. — miketheknight

    ruЯ думаю, это справедливое решение. — marafon

    deIch glaube es ist eine faire Entscheidung. — moskytoo

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  5. Does that seem fair to you?

    Це тобі здається справедливим? — deniko

    ruЭто кажется вам справедливым? — odexed

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
celebration:
market:
professional event, trade fair:
Русский
By meaning 3
celebration:
market:
professional event, trade fair:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
celebration:
market:
professional event, trade fair:

Origin

From Middle English fayr, from Old English fæġer (“beautiful”), from Proto-West Germanic *

From Middle English fayr, from Old English fæġer (“beautiful”), from Proto-West Germanic *fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz (“appropriate, fitting, nice, suitable”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“to attach, join; agreement, settlement”).

From Middle English feyre, from Old French foire, from Latin fēriae.

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Forms

plural: fair / fairs
Singularfair
Pluralfair / fairs

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.:carnivalfunfair
  • a sale of miscellany; often for charity:bazaar

Word family

26 related words
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Lessons for this word

1 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • seem fair
  • will be fair
  • being being fair
  • life isn't fair
  • seem fair to
  • doesn't seem fair
  • fair at all
  • that was fair
  • would be fair
  • decision was fair
  • that seems fair
  • to be fair

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
faintB1faintlyfairgroundfairlyA2fairnessfairs
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