For Fair or Fare?

The first one is simple—if it's an adjective, it's "fair." The adjective "fair" has a range of meanings, and you may need to use context clues to figure them out, but it's always spelled "fair." If the word is used as a verb, however, it's always "fare."

Is it to be fair or fare?

Remember fair is a noun, adjective, and adverb, whereas fare is a noun and verb. If an adjective (or adverb) is called for, fair is the word; if a verb is wanted, fare is the choice.

How do you use fair and fare in a sentence?

I gave my fare for the drink to the fair waitress. In this sentence, "fare" is a noun, while "fair" is an adjective. He did not play a fair game and at the family-friendly fare. In this sentence, "fair" is used as an adverb, while "fare" is used as a noun.