Chore definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Chores are tasks such as cleaning, washing, and ironing that have to be done regularly at home. My husband and I both go out to work so we share the household ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'chore'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× chore (tʃɔːʳ ) Wordforms:pluralchores 1. countablenoun[usuallysingular] Achoreisataskthatyoumustdobutthatyoufindunpleasantorboring. Sheseesexerciseprimarilyasanunavoidablechore. Makingpastabyhandwitharollingpincanbearealchore. 2. countablenoun[usuallyplural] Choresaretaskssuchascleaning,washing,andironingthathavetobedoneregularlyathome. MyhusbandandIbothgoouttoworksowesharethehouseholdchores. MoreSynonymsofchore COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof chore Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'chore' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'chore' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'BroadcastingHouse' HindiTranslationof'chore' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency choreinBritishEnglish (tʃɔː ) noun1. asmallroutinetask,espadomesticone 2. anunpleasanttask CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginC19:variantofMiddleEnglishchare;relatedtochar3 WordFrequency -choreinBritishEnglish combiningformincountablenoun (inbotany)indicatingaplantdistributedbyacertainmeans anemochore CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedforms-chorousor-choriccombiningforminadjective WordoriginfromGreekkhōreintomove WordFrequency choreinAmericanEnglish (tʃɔr ) noun1.  asmallroutinetask,asofahousekeeperorfarmeroftenusedinpl. 2.  ahardorunpleasanttask SIMILARWORDS: task Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginMEcher,cherre:seechare WordFrequency choreinAmericanEnglish (tʃɔr,tʃour) noun1. asmalloroddjob;routinetask 2. Seechores 3. ahardorunpleasanttask Solvingtheproblemwasquiteachore SYNONYMS1.duty,work,errand,stint.1,2.Seetask.Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Wordorigin[1375–1425;lateMEchar,OEcyrr,var.ofcierr,cerrchar3] Examplesof'chore'inasentence chore TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Andmakethelastminutelessofachoretowatch.TheGuardian(2016)Theywereachoretowatchandtheirplayersoftenlookedboredanduninspired.TheGuardian(2017)Butitcanoftenseemlikeathanklesschore.TheGuardian(2017)Whatisyourmostarduouschore?TheGuardian(2017)Passingisnotachorebutaskilltobenurtured.TheGuardian(2017)Usethat'magichour'topolishoffdomesticchoresthatmightotherwisehavefilledyourday.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Nowtheywerehomewithchoresandhomeworktocatchupon.ChristianityToday(2000)Whydoyoufeelyouhavetopushyourselftothelimitwhendoingsimpledomesticchoresorseeingtobasicpracticalmatters?TheSun(2015)Wetrytomakeourpresentationssocompellingthattheyareahighlightoftheirdayratherthanjustanotherboringchoretheyhavetodo.Times,SundayTimes(2008)Trytoidentifytasksorchoresthatyougetcaughtupinbutyoudon'treallywantorneedtodo.TheSun(2010) COBUILDCollocations chore  dailychores domesticchores everydaychores housechores mundanechore performachore routinechore tediouschore Trendsof chore Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages chore BritishEnglish:chore NOUN/tʃɔː/Achoreisataskthatyoumustdobutthatyoufindunpleasantorboring.Sheseesexerciseprimarilyasanunavoidablechore.AmericanEnglish:chore /tˈʃɔr/BrazilianPortuguese:tarefa Chinese:琐事EuropeanSpanish:tarea French:corvée German:lästigePflicht Italian:corvée Japanese:雑用Korean:허드렛일EuropeanPortuguese:tarefa LatinAmericanSpanish:tarea Thai:งานที่น่าเบื่อ Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically chore chordotomy chordotonal chordwise chore chorea choreatic choree AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'C' Relatedtermsof chore mundanechore routinechore tediouschore performachore Source DefinitionofchorefromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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