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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024chore /tʃɔr/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a small or routine job to do.
- chores, [plural] the everyday work around a house or farm:Finish your chores and then you can go out.
- a hard or unpleasant task:a real chore to stand on line to buy food every day.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chore (chôr, chōr),USA pronunciation n. - a small or odd job;
routine task. - chores, the everyday work around a house or farm.
- a hard or unpleasant task:Solving the problem was quite a chore.
- late Middle English char, Old English cyrr, variant of cierr, cerr char3 1375–1425
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged duty, work, errand, stint.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See task.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: chore /tʃɔː/ n - a small routine task, esp a domestic one
- an unpleasant task
Etymology: 19th Century: variant of Middle English chare; related to char³ Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -chore n combining form - (in botany) indicating a plant distributed by a certain means: anemochore
Etymology: from Greek khōrein to move-chorous, -choric adj combining form |