Got along or performed in a particular way, especially regarding how well or poorly someone did in a situation.
From Old English 'faran' meaning to go or travel, which is also the root of 'farewell.' Over time it shifted from physical travel to the more abstract sense of how someone progresses or does.
When you ask 'How did you fare on the test?', you're using a word Vikings used when describing their voyages—it originally meant the journey itself, but now it's about how you traveled through any challenge.
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