chare
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Etymology [edit]
From Middle English chare, variant (due to the verb form charen) of char, cher (“a turn”), from Old English ċierr, ċerr (“a turn, change, time, occasion, affair, business”), from Proto-Germanic *karzijanan (“to turn, sweep”), from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to turn, bend”). More at char.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: tʃɛə
Noun [edit]
chare (plural chares)
- Alternative form of char (turn, task, chore, worker).
- (UK dialectal, Northern England) A narrow lane or passage between houses in a town.
Verb [edit]
chare (third-person singular simple present chares, present participle charing, simple past and past participle chared)
- (intransitive) To work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant; to do small jobs; to char.
