fair off
C1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
When the weather gets better and the sky clears up after rain.
Meanings
1 C1 informal
(Of weather) To become clear, dry, and pleasant after rain or overcast skies.
"It was raining all morning, but it's starting to fair off now — we might get our picnic after all."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Dialectal and regional, primarily used in parts of North America and some rural British dialects. 'Clear up' or 'brighten up' are the standard alternatives and are understood everywhere. Rarely seen in written Standard English.
Commonly used with
weather sky afternoon morning eventually
Forms
Base
fair off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
fairs off
he/she/it
Past simple
faired off
yesterday
Past participle
faired off
have + pp
-ing form
fairing off
continuous
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