/t͡ʃɛə/, /t͡ʃɛɹ/
OriginFrom 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.
- Northern-EnglandA narrow lane or passage between houses in a town.
- intransitiveTo work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant; to do small jobs; to char.
Formschares(plural) · char(alternative) · chore(alternative) · chares(present, singular, third-person) · charing(participle, present) · chared(participle, past) · chared(past)