Getting along or managing in a particular way, as in how someone is doing or progressing.
From Old English 'faran' meaning 'to go or travel,' which evolved from Proto-Germanic 'faranan.' Over time, the meaning expanded from literal travel to how someone is getting along on their journey through life.
The word 'fare' originally meant to travel, but it shifted to mean 'how you're doing' because people would ask travelers 'How did you fare on your journey?' Eventually we dropped the journey and just ask 'How are you faring?'
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