Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task:
Русский
By meaning 1
a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task:

Examples

159 sentences

  1. More and more married couples share household chores.

    Все більше і більше подружжів розподіляють виконання хатньої роботи. — ChickenKiev

    ruВсё больше и больше супругов распределяют между собой обязанности по дому. — odexed

    deImmer mehr Ehepaare teilen sich die Hausarbeit. — freddy1

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  2. I have some chores to do.

    ruУ меня есть домашние дела, которые надо сделать. — odexed

    deIch muss mich um die Hausarbeit kümmern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. I've got some chores to do.

    deIch muss mich um die Hausarbeit kümmern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Meaning

3 senses

  1. A task that is difficult, unpleasant, or tediously routine.

    I used to enjoy being self-employed, but it's become a bit of a chore recently.

    leidige Aufgabe, lästige Pflicht, Hausarbeit (homework)

    рути́нная рабо́таrutínnaja rabóta, дома́шняя рабо́таdomášnjaja rabóta, неприя́тная рабо́таneprijátnaja rabóta

    рутинна роботаrutynna robota, домашня роботаdomašnja robota

  2. A task, especially a regularly needed task for the upkeep of a home or similar, such as housecleaning or preparing meals.

    Before we moved in together, my partner and I divided up the chores: he cooks and vacuums, and I do the dishes and laundry.

    The children were made to do their daily chores before being allowed to play games.

  3. (obsolete)A choir or chorus.

More definitions
  • a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

Origin

From earlier char, from Middle English charr, charre, cherre (“odd job, turn, occasion, bu

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”).

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Forms

plural: chores
Singularchore
Pluralchores

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
A task, especially a regularly needed task for the…:domesticityC2
Close in meaning
  • a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee:jobtask

Word family

13 related words
Relatedcharajar
Derivedchoreboychore coatchorefulchore horsechore jacketchorelesschorelikechoremanchoresomechore wheelchorewoman

Collocations

3 patterns
  • household chores
  • do his chores
  • do your chores

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
chordchordatechoreographchoreographerchoreographyC2chorizo

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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