chare
To work by the day, without being a regularly hired servantTo work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant; to do small jobs; to char.
Meaning
1 sensesTo work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant; to do small jobs; to char.
Origin
From Middle English chare, variant (due to the verb form charen) of char, cher (“a turn”),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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Forms
chares, charing, chared, charedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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