chore
part of speech
noun (a chore, chores)
meaning for a pupil
1) A chore is a small job you do regularly at home, like washing up, making your bed or feeding the pet. tree →
2) A chore is any boring or unpleasant task. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life and responsibility lessons, children help with chores such as tidying their room, setting the table, sorting laundry or putting out the bins, which teaches responsibility and helps the family; some get pocket money (UK) or an allowance (USA) for chores. A chore chart shows who does which job. In maths problems, chores often appear with money and time. Phrases: «do chores», «household chores», «chore chart», «a bit of a chore».
examples
- My chores are feeding the cat and making my bed. tree →
- We do our chores before we watch TV. tree →
- Washing up is my least favourite chore. tree →
- I get two pounds a week for doing chores. tree →
- Our chore chart is on the fridge. tree →
- Tidying up after the party was a real chore. tree →
- Everyone in the family shares the chores. tree →
- If each chore takes 10 minutes, four chores take 40 minutes. tree →
note
Plural chores. Usually «do a chore», not «make a chore». Homework is not usually called a chore, but it can feel like one. Spelling: ch-o-r-e, with a silent e.
In the corpora
- A chore chart lists the household jobs and who does each one, so work is shared fairly and nobody has to nag.
- People hope robots and AI will help with boring chores, but real home robots are still clumsy and expensive.
- A pet depends on you, so a chore like feeding it must be done every day, without being reminded.
- Families agree together which chores are paid and which are just part of family life.
- Money for chores is earned by doing the job well, not by doing it fast and badly.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «chore» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.