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chare

/t͡ʃɛɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
chare
IPA
/t͡ʃɛɹ/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of char ("turn, task, chore, worker").

noun

A narrow lane or passage between houses in a town.

verb

To work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant; to do small jobs; to char.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

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 *karzijaną (“to turn, sweep”), from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to turn, bend”). More at char.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: chare, ċierr, *karzijaną, *gers-

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /t͡ʃɛɹ/
  • British English: /t͡ʃɛə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

chares (plural) char (alternative) chore (alternative) chares (present, singular) charing (participle, present) chared (participle, past) chared (past)

Synonyms

alley

Homonyms

chair

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce chare?
The recorded pronunciation is /t͡ʃɛɹ/.
What does chare mean?
Alternative form of char ("turn, task, chore, worker").
Where does chare come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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