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chary

/ˈtʃɒɹi/CHO-ree
/ˈtʃɑɹi/CHAH-ree

Meaningcare

Common meaning: cautious, wary

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishcearu‘care’sourceB&T
  2. Old Englishcearig‘full of care’sourceB&T
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsfull of care → cautious, warychary‘cautious, wary’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English cearu ‘care’.

Roots

  • cearu Old English “care”

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