fair up in English

Forms: fairs up [present, singular, third-person], fairing up [participle, present], faired up [participle, past], faired up [past], fair off [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} fair up (third-person singular simple present fairs up, present participle fairing up, simple past and past participle faired up)

Inflected forms

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"fair up" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms