charge
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
How often you will meet it
Rank 940 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 19,534 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.009% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle also: bear down he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork
- blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against also: accuse he charged the director with indifference
- demand payment also: bill Will I get charged for this service?We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights
- move quickly and violently also: tear, shoot, shoot down, buck The car tore down the streetHe came charging into my office
- assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to also: appoint He was appointed deputy managerShe was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance
- file a formal charge against also: lodge, file The suspect was charged with murdering his wife
charge in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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After-dinner speeches, phonographically introduced, can be supplied at a slight additional charge.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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Hubertine had taken upon herself the charge of the education of Angelique.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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A few minutes later Dame Tresham was conducted to a comfortable apartment, and was given into the charge of a female attendant.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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Articles of interest or curiosity, procured by the passengers during the voyage, may be brought home in the steamer free of charge.
The Innocents Abroad — Volume 01 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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Humanity abhors the assailant of womanhood, and this charge upon the Negro at once placed him beyond the pale of human sympathy.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1