"chore" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /t͡ʃɔɹ/ [General-American], /t͡ʃo(ː)ɹ/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /t͡ʃoə/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chore.wav Forms: chores [plural]
enPR: chô [Received-Pronunciation], chôr [General-American], chōr (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Etymology: From earlier char, from Middle English charr, charre, cherre (“odd job, turn, occasion, business”), from Old English ċerr, ċierr (“a turn”), from ċierran (“to turn”), from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to bend, turn”). Cognate with Dutch keer (“time; turn; occasion”), German Kehre (“a turn; bend; wind; back-flip; u-turn”). Also related to Saterland Frisian kiere, käire (“to turn”), Old Saxon kērian, Old High German chēran (“to turn”) (German kehren (“to turn”), Dutch keren (“to turn”)). See also char. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|charr}} Middle English charr, {{inh|en|ang|ċerr}} Old English ċerr, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*karzijaną||to turn}} Proto-Germanic *karzijaną (“to turn”), {{inh|en|ine-pro|*gers-||to bend, turn}} Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to bend, turn”), {{cog|nl|keer||time; turn; occasion}} Dutch keer (“time; turn; occasion”), {{cog|de|Kehre||a turn; bend; wind; back-flip; u-turn}} German Kehre (“a turn; bend; wind; back-flip; u-turn”), {{cog|stq|kiere}} Saterland Frisian kiere Head templates: {{en-noun}} chore (plural chores)
  1. A task, especially a difficult, unpleasant, or routine one. Derived forms: choreboy, chore coat, choreful, choreless, chorelike, choreman, choresome, chore wheel, chorewoman Related terms: char Translations (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task): ἀγγαρεία (angareía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), عَمَلٌ رُوتِينِيّ (ʕamalun rūtīniyy) [masculine] (Arabic), неприя́тна ра́бота (neprijátna rábota) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 家務 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 家务 (ka-bū) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 家事 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 家務 (Chinese Cantonese), 家务 (gaa1 mou6) (Chinese Cantonese), 家事 (gaa¹ si⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 家務 (Chinese Mandarin), 家务 (jiāwù) (english: housework) (Chinese Mandarin), 家事 (jiāshì) (english: housework) (Chinese Mandarin), 苦差事 (kǔchāishi) (english: drudgery) (Chinese Mandarin), taak [feminine] (Dutch), farotaĵo (Esperanto), taloustyö (Finnish), askare (Finnish), puuha (Finnish), corvée [feminine] (French), tâche [feminine] (French), tarefa [feminine] (Galician), leidige Aufgabe [feminine] (German), lästige Pflicht [feminine] (German), Hausarbeit (homework) [feminine] (German), häusliche Arbeit [feminine] (German), αγγαρεία (angareía) [feminine] (Greek), מַטָּלָה (matalá) (Hebrew), házimunka (Hungarian), tasketo (Ido), corvè [feminine] (Italian), 雑用 (zatsuyō) (english: housework) (alt: ざつよう) (Japanese), 家事 (kaji) (english: housework) (alt: かじ) (Japanese), 雑務 (zatsumu) (english: odd jobs) (alt: ざつむ) (Japanese), 가사 (gasa) (alt: 家事) (Korean), 허드렛일 (heodeuresil) (Korean), hverdagsrutine [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), plikt [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), zadanie [neuter] (Polish), tarefa [feminine] (Portuguese), porre [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), muncă casnică [feminine] (Romanian), рути́нная рабо́та (rutínnaja rabóta) [feminine] (Russian), дома́шняя рабо́та (domášnjaja rabóta) [feminine] (Russian), неприя́тная рабо́та (neprijátnaja rabóta) (english: unpleasant task) [feminine] (Russian), обя́занность (objázannostʹ) (english: duty) [feminine] (Russian), mandado [masculine] (Spanish), quehacer [masculine] (Spanish), tarea [feminine] (Spanish), faena [feminine] (Spanish), (tråkigt) rutinarbete [neuter] (Swedish), (tråkig) rutinuppgift [common-gender] (Swedish), చాకిరీ (cākirī) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-chore-en-noun-bzJCAPWU Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: chores [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} chore (plural chores)
  1. (obsolete) A choir or chorus. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-chore-en-noun-57PReJdv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /t͡ʃɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /t͡ʃɔɹ/ [General-American], /t͡ʃo(ː)ɹ/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /t͡ʃoə/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chore.wav Forms: chores [present, singular, third-person], choring [participle, present], chored [participle, past], chored [past]
enPR: chô [Received-Pronunciation], chôr [General-American], chōr (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Etymology: From earlier char, from Middle English charr, charre, cherre (“odd job, turn, occasion, business”), from Old English ċerr, ċierr (“a turn”), from ċierran (“to turn”), from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to bend, turn”). Cognate with Dutch keer (“time; turn; occasion”), German Kehre (“a turn; bend; wind; back-flip; u-turn”). Also related to Saterland Frisian kiere, käire (“to turn”), Old Saxon kērian, Old High German chēran (“to turn”) (German kehren (“to turn”), Dutch keren (“to turn”)). See also char. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|charr}} Middle English charr, {{inh|en|ang|ċerr}} Old English ċerr, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*karzijaną||to turn}} Proto-Germanic *karzijaną (“to turn”), {{inh|en|ine-pro|*gers-||to bend, turn}} Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to bend, turn”), {{cog|nl|keer||time; turn; occasion}} Dutch keer (“time; turn; occasion”), {{cog|de|Kehre||a turn; bend; wind; back-flip; u-turn}} German Kehre (“a turn; bend; wind; back-flip; u-turn”), {{cog|stq|kiere}} Saterland Frisian kiere Head templates: {{en-verb}} chore (third-person singular simple present chores, present participle choring, simple past and past participle chored)
  1. (US, dated) To do chores. Tags: US, dated
    Sense id: en-chore-en-verb-RGnvKS4c Categories (other): American English, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hokkien translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Telugu translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Hokkien translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /t͡ʃɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /t͡ʃɔɹ/ [General-American], /t͡ʃo(ː)ɹ/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /t͡ʃoə/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Forms: chores [present, singular, third-person], choring [participle, present], chored [participle, past], chored [past]
enPR: chô [Received-Pronunciation], chôr [General-American], chōr (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Etymology: Possibly derived from Romani ćor (“thief”), see also Geordie word chor. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|rom|ćor|t=thief}} Romani ćor (“thief”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} chore (third-person singular simple present chores, present participle choring, simple past and past participle chored)
  1. (Scotland, dialect) To steal. Tags: Scotland, dialectal Categories (topical): Directives Synonyms: steal [English, standard], thieve [English, standard], twoc [Geordie], chor [Geordie]
    Sense id: en-chore-en-verb-en:steal Disambiguation of Directives: 31 12 15 41 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 9 18 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 3 2 3 10 16 2 12 17 16 1 0 16 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 1 2 11 19 1 15 14 13 1 0 19 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Shorty after his nomination as Chief Justice was announced, it came to light that while on the Court, Fortas, a close friend of Johnson's, had performed a number of personal and political chores for him. This was a clear violation of the principle of separation of powers.",
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          "code": "he",
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          "code": "hu",
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          "code": "it",
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          "alt": "ざつよう",
          "code": "ja",
          "english": "housework",
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          "roman": "zatsuyō",
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          "word": "雑用"
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          "alt": "かじ",
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      "note": "rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃo(ː)ɹ/",
      "note": "rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡ʃoə/",
      "note": "non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chore"
}

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    },
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        "present"
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    },
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  "pos": "verb",
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      "categories": [
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        "Scottish English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To steal."
      ],
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        [
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        ]
      ],
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        "(Scotland, dialect) To steal."
      ],
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      "enpr": "chô",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
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      "enpr": "chôr",
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "chōr",
      "note": "rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡ʃo(ː)ɹ/",
      "note": "rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
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    },
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        "English",
        "standard"
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      "word": "steal"
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "thieve"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Geordie"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Geordie"
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    }
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}

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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "a. 1638 (date written), Benjamin Jonson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Under-woods. Consisting of Divers Poems. (please specify the poem)”, in The Workes of Benjamin Jonson. The Second Volume. […] (Second Folio), London: […] Richard Meighen, published 1640, →OCLC:",
          "text": "On every wall, and sung where e'er I walk. I number these, as being of the chore",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A choir or chorus."
      ],
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          "choir",
          "choir"
        ],
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          "chorus",
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        ]
      ],
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        "(obsolete) A choir or chorus."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "chore"
}

Download raw JSONL data for chore meaning in English (20.5kB)

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  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": ka-sū vs. zh-min-nan",
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  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "chore",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": homework vs. domášnjaja rabóta",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "chore",
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}

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