Meanings
plural chares · alternative char · alternative chore
- alternativeAlternative form of char ("turn, task, chore, worker").
present singular third person chares · participle present charing · participle past chared · past chared · alternative char · alternative chore
- intransitiveTo work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant; to do small jobs; to char.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA narrow lane or passage between houses in a town.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gers-“to turn, bend”
- Proto-Germanic*karzijaną“to turn, sweep”
- Old Englishċierr
- Middle Englishchare
- Englishchare
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.
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chare. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chare
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