chore
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- noun
- /tʃɔr/
- Go and finish your chores now.
- household chores
- domestic chores
- daily chores
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Watch on YouTubeI kind of dread it, honestly, because it's seems like a chore, stressful, yeah.
- I kind of dread it, honestly, because it's seems like a chore, stressful, yeah.
- So walking around, you know, dancing, doing chores around the house, all crucially important.
- I mean, I've mostly done the chores for this child.
- Did you have any more pedestrian tactics like chores or athletics, anything like that?
- it's so easy when you're looking at like chore splitting
- Just, you know, art projects, helping in the garden, doing chores together.
- And just to walk was was a chore.
- I don't believe in rewarding children for chores.
- You're splitting some household responsibilities and chores, but the same passion is gone.
Examples
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I looked forward to getting the evening chores out of the way and sitting down to supper.
Fiction book (1990) -
I had some chores to do around the house.
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And as of right now, it is chore time, so we are going to clean the house.
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It's obviously such a chore for all of them, too.
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We do chores around the house and clean up.
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Can you explain why it's so hard to just get the simple chores done around the house?
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When you wake up, you still have a lot of chores and homework to do.
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Life was a series of endless chores, small and large, just to maintain what you had.
Fiction book (1990) -
Bobbie will help you with the chores.
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Every Saturday, my family divides the chores so the house stays clean.
Synonyms
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A piece of work someone must do, often given by another person
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Regular cleaning and small tasks to keep a home tidy
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Boring, simple jobs that are necessary and take a lot of time
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A regular task at home like cleaning or cooking
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Simple unpleasant tasks that no one wants to do
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Unpleasant small jobs that no one wants to do
A difficult or boring task someone must do
A simple, boring job doing small errands and chores
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Compounds
How Troublesome
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Etymology
Chore comes from an old English word chare that meant a 'turn' or a small 'task'. So, a chore is the regular 'turn' of work or routine job you must do, often at home.