"chare" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃɛə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /t͡ʃɛɹ/ [General-American] Forms: chares [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|chare}} Middle English chare, {{m|enm|charen}} charen, {{m|enm|char}} char, {{m|enm|cher|t=a turn}} cher (“a turn”), {{inh|en|ang|ċierr}} Old English ċierr, {{m|ang|ċerr|t=a turn, change, time, occasion, affair, business}} ċerr (“a turn, change, time, occasion, affair, business”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*karzijaną|t=to turn, sweep}} Proto-Germanic *karzijaną (“to turn, sweep”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*gers-|t=to turn, bend}} Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to turn, bend”), {{l|en|char}} char Head templates: {{en-noun}} chare (plural chares)
  1. Alternative form of char ("turn, task, chore, worker"). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: char (extra: turn, task, chore, worker)
    Sense id: en-chare-en-noun-3-2wDsxB
  2. (Northern England) A narrow lane or passage between houses in a town. Tags: Northern-England Categories (topical): Roads Synonyms (narrow lane): alley
    Sense id: en-chare-en-noun-z~UXvF4y Disambiguation of Roads: 12 67 21 Categories (other): Northern England English Disambiguation of 'narrow lane': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: char (english: turn, task, chore, worker), chore (english: narrow lane)

Verb

IPA: /t͡ʃɛə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /t͡ʃɛɹ/ [General-American] Forms: chares [present, singular, third-person], charing [participle, present], chared [participle, past], chared [past]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|chare}} Middle English chare, {{m|enm|charen}} charen, {{m|enm|char}} char, {{m|enm|cher|t=a turn}} cher (“a turn”), {{inh|en|ang|ċierr}} Old English ċierr, {{m|ang|ċerr|t=a turn, change, time, occasion, affair, business}} ċerr (“a turn, change, time, occasion, affair, business”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*karzijaną|t=to turn, sweep}} Proto-Germanic *karzijaną (“to turn, sweep”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*gers-|t=to turn, bend}} Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to turn, bend”), {{l|en|char}} char Head templates: {{en-verb}} chare (third-person singular simple present chares, present participle charing, simple past and past participle chared)
  1. (intransitive) To work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant; to do small jobs; to char. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-chare-en-verb-Qf6UY5f3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 21 69 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 21 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: char (english: turn, task, chore, worker), chore (english: narrow lane)

Inflected forms

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}

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