Words / A2

FAIR/feə/

Fair means treating people equally and in the right way: a fair decision, fair to everyone, it’s not fair. Unfair is the opposite. Fair also means light hair or skin, and a funfair is a public event with rides — learn those later if you need them. Just is a more formal synonym for equal treatment.

Meaning

Treating people equally and in a right way.

Examples

• “The teacher was fair to every student.”
• “Share the sweets in a fair way.”
• “The referee was fair to both teams.”

Good to know

fair to + person. Opposite: unfair. Also later: fair hair / a funfair.

Near in meaning

just

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