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charge  (chärj)
v. charged, charg·ing, charg·es
v.tr.
1. To impose a duty, responsibility, or obligation on: charged him with the task of watching the young swimmers.
2. To set or ask (a given amount) as a price: charges ten dollars for a haircut.
3. To hold financially liable; demand payment from: charged her for the balance due.
4. To postpone payment on (a purchase) by recording as a debt: paid cash for the stockings but charged the new coat.
5.
a. To load to capacity; fill: charge a furnace with coal.
b. To saturate; impregnate: The atmosphere was charged with tension.
6. To load (a gun or other firearm) with a quantity of explosive: charged the musket with powder.
7. To instruct or urge authoritatively; command: charged her not to reveal the source of information.
8. Law To instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence.
9. To make a claim of wrongdoing against; accuse or blame: The police charged him with car theft. Critics charged the writer with a lack of originality.
10. To put the blame for; attribute or impute: charged the accident to the driver's inexperience.
11. To attack violently: The troops charged the enemy line.
12. Basketball To bump or run into (a defender) illegally while in possession of the ball or having just made a pass or shot.
13. Sports
a. To bump (an opponent) so as to knock off balance or gain control of the ball, as in soccer.
b. To body-check (an opponent) illegally, from behind or after taking more than two strides, as in ice hockey.
14. Electricity
a. To cause formation of a net electric charge on or in (a conductor, for example).
b. To energize (a storage battery) by passing current through it in the direction opposite to discharge.
15. To excite; rouse: a speaker who knows how to charge up a crowd.
16. To direct or put (a weapon) into position for use; level.
17. Heraldry To place a charge on (an escutcheon).
v.intr.
1. To rush forward in or as if in a violent attack: dogs trained to charge at intruders; children charging through the house.
2. To demand or ask payment: did not charge for the second cup of coffee.
3. To postpone payment for a purchase.
4. Accounting To consider or record as a loss. Often used with off.
n.
1.
a. Expense; cost.
b. The price asked for something: no charge for window-shopping.
2.
a. A weight or burden; a load: a freighter relieved of its charge of cargo.
b. The quantity that a container or apparatus can hold.
3. A quantity of explosive to be set off at one time.
4. An assigned duty or task; a responsibility: The commission's charge was to determine the facts.
5. One that is entrusted to another's care or management: the baby sitter's three young charges.
6.
a. Supervision; management: the scientist who had overall charge of the research project.
b. Care; custody: a child put in my charge.
7. An order, command, or injunction.
8. Law Instruction given by a judge to a jury about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence.
9. A claim of wrongdoing; an accusation: a charge of murder; pleaded not guilty to the charges.
10.
a. A rushing, forceful attack: repelled the charge of enemy troops; the charge of a herd of elephants.
b. The command to attack: The bugler sounded the charge.
11. A debt or an entry in an account recording a debt: Are you paying cash or is this a charge?
12. A financial burden, such as a tax or lien.
13. Symbol q Physics
a. The intrinsic property of matter responsible for all electric phenomena, in particular for the force of the electromagnetic interaction, occurring in two forms arbitrarily designated negative and positive.
b. A measure of this property.
c. The net measure of this property possessed by a body or contained in a bounded region of space.
14. Informal A feeling of pleasant excitement; a thrill: got a real charge out of the movie.
15. Heraldry Any figure or device represented on the field of an escutcheon.
Idioms:
in charge
1. In a position of leadership or supervision: the security agent in charge at the airport.
2. Chiefly British Under arrest.
in charge of
Having control over or responsibility for: You're in charge of making the salad.

[Middle English chargen, to load, from Old French chargier, from Late Latin carricre, from Latin carrus, Gallic type of wagon, of Celtic origin; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: charge, imbue, impregnate, permeate, pervade, saturate, suffuse
These verbs mean to cause to be filled with a particular mood or tone: an atmosphere charged with excitement; poetry imbued with lyricism; a spirit impregnated with lofty ideals; optimism that permeates a group; letters pervaded with gloom; a play saturated with imagination; a heart suffused with love. See Also Synonyms at care.

charge
Verb
[charging, charged]
1. to ask (an amount of money) as a price
2. to enter a debit against a person's account for (a purchase)
3. to accuse (someone) formally of a crime in a court of law
4. to make a rush at or sudden attack upon
5. to fill (a glass)
6. to cause (an accumulator or capacitor) to take and store electricity
7. to fill or saturate with liquid or gas: old mine workings charged with foul gas
8. to fill with a feeling or mood: the emotionally charged atmosphere
9. Formal to command or assign: the president has charged his foreign minister with trying to open talks
Noun
1. a price charged for something; cost
2. a formal accusation of a crime in a court of law
3. an onrush or attack
4. custody or guardianship: in the charge of the police
5. a person or thing committed to someone's care: a nanny reported the cruel father of one of her charges to social workers
6.
a. a cartridge or shell
b. the explosive required to fire a gun
7. Physics
a. the attribute of matter responsible for all electrical phenomena, existing in two forms, positive and negative
b. the total amount of electricity stored in a capacitor or an accumulator
8. in charge of in control of and responsible for: in charge of defence and foreign affairs [Old French chargier to load]

charge  (chärj)
1. A fundamental property of the elementary particles of which matter is made that gives rise to attractive and repulsive forces. There are two kinds of charge: color charge and electric charge. See more at color chargeelectric charge
2. The amount of electric charge contained in an object, particle, or region of space.

Charge a load, burden, or weight; a quantity of ammunition powder for the firing of a gun; metallic ore to fill a furnace; a mental or moral load. See also burden, trust.
Examples: charge of curates—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486; of electricity, 1782; of gunpowder, 1653; of intelligence, 1713; of lead ore, 1858; of money, 1653; of snuff, 1712; of shot, 1863; of taxis—Lipton, 1970.

1. The amount of propellant required for a fixed, semi-fixed, or separate loading projectile, round or shell. It may also refer to the quantity of explosive filling contained in a bomb, mine or the like.
2. In combat engineering, a quantity of explosive, prepared for demolition purposes.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.charge - an impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge"
attack, onrush, onset, onslaught - (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"
countercharge - a retaliatory charge
2.charge - (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"
criminal law - the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment
pleading - (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
accusal, accusation - a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
bill of indictment, indictment - a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense
3.charge - the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge"
cost - the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
carrying charge - charge made for carrying an account or for merchandise sold on an installment plan
depreciation charge - an amount periodically charged to expense or against revenue in compensation for depreciation of property
undercharge - a price that is too low
overcharge - a price that is too high
fare, transportation - the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance
fixed charge, fixed cost, fixed costs - a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.)
agio, agiotage, exchange premium, premium - a fee charged for exchanging currencies
demurrage - a charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
installation charge - the charge for installing something
porterage - the charge for carrying burdens by porters
postage - the charge for mailing something
poundage - a charge based on weight measured in pounds
charge per unit, rate - amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5"
water-rate - rate per quarter for water from a public supply
surcharge - an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)
service charge, service fee - a percentage of a bill (as at a hotel or restaurant) added in payment for service
stowage - the charge for stowing goods
tankage - the charge for storing something in tanks
4.chargecharge - the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons; "the battery needed a fresh charge"
electrostatic charge - the electric charge at rest on the surface of an insulated body (which establishes and adjacent electrostatic field)
positive charge - having a deficiency of electrons; having a higher electric potential
negative charge - having a surplus of electrons; having a lower electric potential
electrical phenomenon - a physical phenomenon involving electricity
5.chargecharge - attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard"
protection - the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection"
due care, ordinary care, reasonable care - the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty
foster care - supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home
great care - more attention and consideration than is normally bestowed by prudent persons; "the pilot exercised great care in landing"
providence - the guardianship and control exercised by a deity; "divine providence"
slight care - such care as a careless or inattentive person would exercise
6.charge - a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"
assignment, duty assignment - a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty"
fool's errand - a fruitless mission
mission impossible - an extremely dangerous or difficult mission
martyr operation, sacrifice operation, suicide mission - killing or injuring others while annihilating yourself; usually accomplished with a bomb
7.charge - a person committed to your care; "the teacher led her charges across the street"
dependant, dependent - a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
8.charge - financial liabilities (such as a tax); "the charges against the estate"
levy - a charge imposed and collected
revenue enhancement, tax, taxation - charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
liabilities - anything that is owed to someone else
incumbrance, encumbrance - a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
assessment - an amount determined as payable; "the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership"
9.charge - (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object; "Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge"
depth psychology, psychoanalysis, analysis - a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud; "his physician recommended psychoanalysis"
libidinal energy - (psychoanalysis) psychic energy produced by the libido
10.chargecharge - the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"
excitement, exhilaration - the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"
11.chargecharge - request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month"
asking, request - the verbal act of requesting
presentment - a document that must be accepted and paid by another person
12.charge - a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury"
bid, bidding, command, dictation - an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
misdirection - an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge
13.chargecharge - an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving"
assertion, asseveration, averment - a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
countercharge - a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser
14.chargecharge - heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
annulet, roundel - (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a circle; "a hollow roundel"
chevron - an inverted V-shaped charge
fleur-de-lys, fleur-de-lis - (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris
heraldry - emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms
ordinary - (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields
15.charge - a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains"
explosive - a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
shot - an explosive charge used in blasting
undercharge - an insufficient charge
rocket fuel, rocket propellant, rocket propellent - an explosive charge that propels a rocket
Verb1.charge - to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"
rush - attack suddenly
2.charge - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference"
blame, fault - put or pin the blame on
accuse, criminate, incriminate, impeach - bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse"
asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, slander, smirch, denigrate, sully, smear - charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
indict - accuse formally of a crime
3.charge - demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights"
account, calculate - keep an account of
levy, impose - impose and collect; "levy a fine"
tithe - exact a tithe from; "The church was tithed"
assess - charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine
undercharge - charge (someone) too little money
surcharge - charge an extra fee, as for a special service
invoice - send an bill to; "She invoiced the company for her expenses"
charge - enter a certain amount as a charge; "he charged me $15"
4.charge - move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten - move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
dash, scoot, scud, dart, flash, shoot - run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
rip - move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along the coast"
5.chargecharge - assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"
assign, delegate, designate, depute - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
depute, deputise, deputize - appoint as a substitute
name, nominate, make - charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
authorise, empower, authorize - give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers"
accredit - provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials
create - invest with a new title, office, or rank; "Create one a peer"
6.charge - file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"
accuse, criminate, incriminate, impeach - bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse"
impeach - charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office; "The President was impeached"
7.charge - make an accusatory claim; "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased"
claim - assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"
tax - make a charge against or accuse; "They taxed him failure to appear in court"
complain - make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge; "The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client"
8.charge - fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
charge - saturate; "The room was charged with tension and anxiety"
burden, burthen, weight, weight down - weight down with a load
freight - load with goods for transportation
discharge - remove the charge from
9.charge - enter a certain amount as a charge; "he charged me $15"
debit - enter as debit
bill, charge - demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights"
10.charge - cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"
transfer - move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
hospitalise, hospitalize - admit into a hospital; "Mother had to be hospitalized because her blood pressure was too high"
11.charge - give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"
pledge - give as a guarantee; "I pledge my honor"
hock, pawn, soak - leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"
check - hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping; "Check your coat at the door"
check - consign for shipment on a vehicle; "check your luggage before boarding"
entrust, intrust, confide, commit, trust - confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"
12.charge - pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt; "Will you pay cash or charge the purchase?"
pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"
pay cash - pay (for something) with cash
13.charge - lie down on command, of hunting dogs
lie down, lie - assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better"
14.chargecharge - cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
hype up, psych up - get excited or stimulated; "The children were all psyched up after the movie"
disturb, trouble, upset - move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
bother - make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"
pother - make upset or troubled
electrify - excite suddenly and intensely; "The news electrified us"
15.charge - place a heraldic bearing on; "charge all weapons, shields, and banners"
artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
paint - make a painting; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden"
16.charge - provide (a device) with something necessary; "He loaded his gun carefully"; "load the camera"
fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
recharge, reload - load anew; "She reloaded the gun carefully"
17.charge - direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
aim, take aim, train, direct, take - point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"
point - be positionable in a specified manner; "The gun points with ease"
18.charge - impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
overburden - burden with too much work or responsibility
bear down - exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class"
flood out, overwhelm, deluge - charge someone with too many tasks
command, require - make someone do something
adjure - command solemnly
19.charge - instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
instruct - give instructions or directions for some task; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"
20.charge - instruct or command with authority; "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem"
instruct - give instructions or directions for some task; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"
21.charge - attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience"
ascribe, attribute, impute, assign - attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"
22.charge - set or ask for a certain price; "How much do you charge for lunch?"; "This fellow charges $100 for a massage"
set, determine - fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules"
23.charge - cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on; "charge a conductor"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
charge - energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge; "I need to charge my car battery"
24.charge - energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge; "I need to charge my car battery"
charge - cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on; "charge a conductor"
recharge - charge anew; "recharge a battery"
furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
25.charge - saturate; "The room was charged with tension and anxiety"
impregnate, saturate - infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"
charge - fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay"

charge
verb 1. accuse, indict, impeach, incriminate, arraign << OPPOSITE acquit
verb 2. attack, assault, assail << OPPOSITE retreat
verb 4. fill, load, instil, suffuse, lade
noun 10. attack, rush, assault, onset, onslaught, stampede, sortie << OPPOSITE retreat
Translations
charge [tʃɑːdʒ] ncarga;
(LAW) → cargo, acusación f (= cost); precio, coste m (= responsibility); cargo (= task); encargo
vt (LAW): to charge (with) → acusar (de) [+ gun, battery], (MIL) [+ enemy]; cargar [+ price]; pedir [+ customer]; cobrar [+ person] (with task) → encargar
viprecipitarse (= make pay); cobrar;
charges npl bank charges → comisiones fpl bancarias;
extra charge → recargo, suplemento;
free of charge → gratis;
to reverse the charges (BRIT) (TEL) → llamar a cobro revertido;
to take charge of → hacerse cargo de, encargarse de;
to be in charge of → estar encargado de;
how much do you charge? → ¿cuánto cobra usted?;
to charge an expense (up) to sb's account → cargar algo a cuenta de algn;
charge it to my account → póngalo or cárguelo a mi cuenta

charge [tʃɑːdʒ] n (= accusation) → accusation f;
(Law) → inculpation f (= cost); prix (demandé); [of gun, battery], (Mil) (= attack); charge f
vt [+ gun, battery], (Mil) [+ enemy]; charger [+ customer, sum]; faire payer
vi (gen with: up, along etc) → foncer;
charges npl (= costs) → frais mpl;
(Brit) (Tel);
to reverse the charges → téléphoner en PCV;
bank/labour charges → frais mpl de banque/main-d'œuvre;
is there a charge? → doit-on payer?;
there's no charge → c'est gratuit, on ne fait pas payer;
extra charge → supplément m;
to take charge of → se charger de;
to be in charge of → être responsable de, s'occuper de;
to charge in/out → entrer/sortir en trombe;
to charge down/up → dévaler/ grimper à toute allure;
to charge sb (with) (Law) → inculper qn (de);
to have charge of sb → avoir la charge de qn;
they charged us £10 for the meal → ils nous ont fait payer le repas 10 livres, ils nous ont compté 10 livres pour le repas;
how much do you charge for this repair? → combien demandez-vous pour cette réparation?;
to charge an expense (up) to sb → mettre une dépense sur le compte de qn;
charge it to my account → facturez-le sur mon compte

charge [tʃɑːdʒ] n (fee) → Gebühr f;
(accusation) → Anklage f;
(responsibility) → Verantwortung f;
(attack) → Angriff m
vt (customer) → berechnen +dat;
(sum) → berechnen;
(battery) → (auf)laden;
(gun) → laden;
(enemy) → angreifen;
(sb with task) → beauftragen
viangreifen;
(usu with) (up, along etc) → stürmen;
charges nplGebühren pl;
labour charges → Arbeitskosten pl;
to reverse the charges (Brit) (Tel) → ein R-Gespräch führen;
is there a charge? → kostet das etwas?;
there's no charge → es ist umsonst, es kostet nichts;
at no extra charge → ohne Aufpreis;
free of charge → kostenlos, gratis;
to take charge of (child) → sich kümmern um;
(company) → übernehmen;
to be in charge of → die Verantwortung haben für;
(business) → leiten;
they charged us £10 for the meal → das Essen kostete £10;
how much do you charge? → was verlangen Sie?;
to charge an expense (up) to sb's account → eine Ausgabe auf jds Rechnung acc setzen;
to charge sb (with) (Law) → jdn anklagen (wegen)

charge [tʃɑːdʒ] naccusa (= cost); prezzo; [of gun, battery], (MIL) (= attack); carica
vt [+ gun, battery], (MIL) [+ enemy]; caricare [+ customer]; fare pagare a [+ sum]; fare pagare;
(LAW): to charge sb (with) → accusare qn (di)
vi (gen with) (up, along etc) → lanciarsi;
charges npl bank charges → commissioni fpl bancarie;
labour charges → costi mpl del lavoro;
to charge in/out → precipitarsi dentro/fuori;
to charge up/down → lanciarsi su/giù per;
is there a charge? → c'è da pagare?;
there's no charge → non c'è niente da pagare;
extra charge → supplemento;
to take charge of → incaricarsi di;
to be in charge of → essere responsabile per;
to have charge of sb → aver cura di qn;
how much do you charge for this repair? → quanto chiede per la riparazione?;
to charge an expense (up) to sb → addebitare una spesa a qn;
charge it to my account → lo metta or addebiti sul mio conto

charge
v charge [tʃaːdʒ]
1 to ask as the price (for something) They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery. vra يَطْلُبُ سِعْرا искам цена účtovat forlange; tage berechnen χρεώνω cobrar hinda nõudma مطالبه کردن هزینه veloittaa faire payer לְחָייֵב कीमत लेना zaračunati felszámít (költséget) minta bayaran setja upp, láta borga far pagare 請求する (지불·대금을) 요구하다 prašyti ņemt maksu; prasīt caj vragen forlange, ta policzyć cobrar a cere (un preţ pentru) запрашивать цену účtovať zaračunati naplaćivati ta [] เรียกเก็บเงิน istemek, talep etmek 收費 призначати, правити ціну مول لگانا ra giá
2 to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed Charge the bill to my account. debiteer يُدْرِجُ في حِساب، يُقَيِّدُ حِسابا عَلى пиша на сметка připsat (na účet) skrive på; føre på berechnen χρεώνω κτ. σε λογαριασμό en la poner cuenta (võla)arvesse kirjendama به حساب گذاشتن merkitä laskuun tai tiliin mettre sur le compte de qqn לְחָייֵב खाते में डालना zaračunati megterhel (számlát) menagih (láta) skrifa mettere in conto ~の勘定につける 외상으로 달다 užrašyti skolon pieskaitīt (rēķinam) caj aanrekenen skrive , føre opp dopisywać pôr na conta a pune în contul cuiva записывать на счёт pripísať (na konto) zaračunati komu staviti na račun debitera, skriva upp på ngn[] เรียบเก็บค่าใช้จ่าย hesabına yazmak 把...記入(帳冊) записати в борг واجب الادا رقم کو تحریر کرنا ghi sổ nợ ...册)
3 (withwith) to accuse (of something illegal) He was charged with theft. aankla يَتَّهِم обвинявам obvinit z beskylde; anklage beschuldigen κατηγορώ acusar süüdistama متهم کردن syyttää accuser לְהַאֲשִים आरोप लगाना optužiti, okriviti (meg)vádol (vmivel) menuduh kæra accusare 告発する 고소하다 (ap)kaltinti apsūdzēt menuduh beschuldigen beskylde, anklage oskarżać acusar a învinui обвинять obžalovať obtožiti (česa) optužiti anklaga กล่าวหา suçlamak 指控 обвинувачувати فرد جرم لگانا buộc tội
4 to attack by moving quickly (towards) We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback. afstorm; aanval يَهْجِمُ عَلى، يُغيرُ عَلى щурмувам zaútočit, napadnout storme; angribe angreifen επιτίθεμαι cargar contra, embestir, arremeter rünnakule sööstma یورش بردن rynnätä kimppuun charger לְהִסתַעֵר हमला करना napasti, jurišati megrohamoz menyerang gera áhlaup andare alla carica 襲う 돌격하다 pulti uzbrukt menyerang aanvallen storme (løs ), gå til angrep () nacierać carregar sobre a ataca атаковать napadnúť napasti napasti anfalla, storma fram (göra chock) mot โจมตี saldırmak, hücum etmek 向...衝去 атакувати دھاوا بولنا đột kích ...
5 to rush The children charged down the hill. storm يَنْدَفِعُ، يَرْكُضُ втурвам се hnát se storme; løbe stürmen ορμώ irrumpir sööstma شتابان رفتن؛ تاختن syöksyä foncer לְהִסתַעֵר दौड़ कर जाना juriti lerohan menghambur hlaupa, storma correre 突進する 돌진하다 pasileisti drāzties meluru stormen løpe, storme pospieszać correr a se repezi бросаться hnať sa zakaditi se juriti rusa [] รีบเร่ง fırlamak, hızla koşmak кидатися تیزی سے جانا leo
6 to make or become filled with electricity Please charge my car battery. laai يَحْشو зареждам nabít oplade laden φορτίζω cargar laadima شارژ کردن ladata charger לְהַטעִין बैटरी इत्यादिक चार्ज करना napuniti, nabiti (fel)tölt (akkut) menyetrum hlaða caricare 充電する 충전하다 pakrauti uzlādēt mengecas opladen lade ładować recarregar a încărca заряжать nabiť napolniti napuniti ladda [] อัดไฟ şarj etmek/edilmek 充電 заряджати بجلی سے بھرنا (مثلاً بیٹری کو nạp điện
7 to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc) He was charged with seeing that everything went well. verantwoordelik maak; belas met يُحَمِّلُ المَسؤولِيَّه، يُكَلِّفُ بِ، يَعْهَدُ إلى натоварвам някого pověřit gøre ansvarlig laden γεμίζω cargar kohustama مسئول کردن ladata charger לְמָנוֹת जिम्मेदारी सौंपना dati u dužnost (meg)tölt (puskát) mengisi hlaða caricare 弾をこめる 장전하다 užtaisyti pielādēt bertanggungjawab laden lade ładować carregar a încărca заряжать obviniť nabiti zadužiti ladda มอบหมายให้ sorumlu/mesul tutmak 裝(子彈) доручати کوئی ذمہ داری دینا giao nhiệm vụ
n
1 a price or fee What is the charge for a telephone call? koste سِعْلر، ثَمَن цена cena, poplatek takst; gebyr der Preis χρέωση, τιμή precio maks هزینه maksu, taksa prix, coût חִיוּב शूल्क troškovi, izdaci díj ongkos verð prezzo, costo 料金 요금 mokestis maksa; cena bayaran prijs pris, takst, gebyr, omkostninger opłata preço cost, preţ стоимость poplatok cena cena pris, avgift, taxa ค่าธรรมเนียม ücret, fiyat 費用 ціна لاگت ، قیمت giá chi phí
2 something with which a person is accused He faces three charges of murder. aanklag تُهْمَه، إتِّهام обвинение obvinění sigtelse; anklage die Anklage κατηγορία acusación süüdistus اتهام syyte accusation אֲשְמָה आरोप teret vád tuduhan ákæra accusa 告発 혐의 kaltinimas (kuo) apsūdzība tuduhan aanklacht anklage, tiltale, siktelse zarzut acusação acuzaţie обвинение obvinenie obtožba optužba anklagelse ข้อกล่าวหา suçlama 指控 обвинувачення الزام لگنا lời buộc tội
3 an attack made by moving quickly the charge of the Light Brigade. aanval هُجوم عَلى щурм výpad angreb der Sturm έφοδος carga rünnak یورش rynnäkkö charge הִסְתָעֲרוּת तेजी से लपकते हुए हमला करना juriš roham serangan áhlaup carica 突撃 돌격 antpuolis uzbrukums; trieciens serangan aanval angrep szarża carga atac атака výpad napad napad anfall, chock การโจมตี saldırı, hücum 衝鋒 напад, атака حملہ دھاوا cuộc đột kích
4 the electricity in something a positive or negative charge. lading شَحْنَةٌ كَهْرَبائِيّه заряд náboj opladning die Ladung ηλεκτρικό φορτίο carga laeng بار lataus charge מִטעָן बिजली naboj töltés arus rafhleðsla carica 充電 전하(電荷) krūvis lādiņš (elektrības) cas lading ladning ładunek carga sarcină (electrică) заряд náboj naboj elektricitet laddning ประจุไฟฟ้า şarj, yük, doldurum 電荷 заряд کسی چیز میں بجلی کا ہونا điện tích
5 someone one takes care of These children are my charges. pleegkind رِعايَه، عُهْدَه، عِنايَه повереник chovanec protegé der Schützling άτομο υπό την επίβλεψη κπ. cargo (a cargo de), cuidado hoolealune شخص تحت سرپرستی suojatti, holhotti personne à charge אַחֲרַאי निगरानी briga, paska, nadzor rábízott(ak) tanggungan skjólstæðingur (persona affidata alle cure di qualcuno) 預かりもの 위탁된 사람 globotinis aizbilstamais tanggungjawab iemand voor wie men verantwoordelijk is den som en tar seg av/passer ; ansvar podopieczny encargo (în) grijă подопечный dohľad, dozor varovanec briga person som man har ansvar för ผู้ที่อยู่ในความดูแล bakımından sorumlu kimse; emanet 被託管的人 турбота دیکھ بھال کرنا đảm trách
6 a quantity of gunpowder Put the charge in place and light the fuse. lading حَشْوَه، عُبُوَّةُ مَسْحوقِ البارود пълнеж náplň ladning die Sprengladung γόμωση carga laeng خرج panos, lataus charge מִטְעַן बारूद naboj töltet mesiu hleðsla carica 1回分の弾薬 (탄약 1발분의) 장전 užtaisas lādiņš isian ubat bedil lading springstof ladning ładunek carga încărcătură заряд náplň naboj punjenje laddning ปริมาณดินปืน barut hakkı (一定量的)炸藥 заряд کارتوس یا بارود بھرنا số đạn nạp一定)炸药
n charger
formerly, a horse used in battle. perd حِصان، جَواد кавалерийски кон kůň (důstojnický) stridshest das Schlachtroß πολεμικό άλογο corcel sõjaratsu اسب جنگی sotaratsu cheval de bataille סוּס מִלחָמָה בְּעָבַר जंग में उपयोग होने वाला घोड़ा bojni konj harci mén kuda stríðshestur cavallo da battaglia 軍馬 군마(軍馬) kovos žirgas kara zirgs strijdros stridshest rumak cavalo de batalha cal de luptă боевой конь vojenský kôň borbeni konj ratnikov konj stridshäst ม้าศึก cenk atı 戰馬 стройовий кінь جنگ مین استعمال ہونے والا گھوڑا ngựa chiến
in charge of
responsible for I'm in charge of thirty men. verantwoordelikheid مَسْؤولٌ عَن отговорен за mít na starost have ansvaret for verantwortlich für υπεύθυνος, επικεφαλής responsable de vastutusel مسئول vastuussa responsable de לְהִסתַעֵר प्रभारी nadzirati gondjaira van bízva vki, vmi mempertanggungjawabkan ábyrgur fyrir responsabile di ~を預かって atsakingas būt atbildīgam par bertanggungjawb untuk verantwoordelijk ha ansvar for/kommandoen over, lede odpowiedzialny za responsável por responsabil cu/pentru отвечать за (кого-л., что-л.) mať na starosti, byť zodpovedný biti odgovoren odgovoran za ha befälet över, ha ansvar för หน้าที่ sorumlu, mesul, yetkili 主管 відповідальний زمہ دار ہونا chịu trách nhiệm
in someone's charge
in the care of someone You can leave the children in his charge. toesig في عُهْدَةِ/ عِنايَةِ/ رِعايَةِ под грижите на v péči (koho) varetægt die Verantwortung υπό την επίβλεψη κπ. al cuidado de (kellegi) hoolde, (kellegi) hooles تحت مراقبت huostassa à la garde de לְהִסתַעֵר निगरानी nadzor nad nekim gondjaira bízva í umsjá e-s sotto la sorveglianza di, affidato a ~に預けられて ...의 보호하에 kieno nors globoje kāda aizgādībā jagaan onder iemands hoede i ens varetekt, under ledelse av pod opieką ao cuidado de în grija cuiva на попечении pod dohľadom (koho) pod nadzorom na staranje i ngns vård ในความดูแล sorumluluğunda 在某人掌管之下 на чиєсь піклування کسی شخص کی تحویل یا نگہبانی میں được sự trông nom 某人
take charge
1 (withof) to begin to control, organize etc The department was in chaos until he took charge (of it). die leisels oorneem يَتَوَلّى أَمْرَ поемам контрол převzít vedení overtage ledelse die Verwaltung übernehmen αναλαμβάνω, ελέγχω hacerse cargo de algo (oma) hoolde võtma کاری را به عهده گرفتن ottaa huolehtiakseen prendre la direction אַחֲרַאִי कार्यभार संभालना povjerena paska átvesz memimpin taka við stjórn; taka að sér assumersi la responsabilità, entrare in carica 監督する 떠맡다 imti vadovauti būt [] pārziņā ambil alih de leiding nemen ta ledelsen przejmować dowodzenie, przejąć kontrolę tomar conta a prelua (controlul) брать руководство prevziať riadenie prevzeti nadzor preuzeti komandu ta kontroll över ควบคุม yönetimi ele almak, iş başına geçmek 開始負責 розпорядитися فرائض سنبھالنا đảm đương
2 (withof) to take into one's care The policeman took charge of the gun. oorneem يَعْتَني بِ погрижвам се vzít si na starost tage sig af; tage i forvaring in Gewahrsam nehmen παραλαμβάνω encargarse de hoiule võtma مسئولیت قبول کردن ottaa huostaansa se charger de אַחֲרַאִי निगरानी में लेना preuzeti nadzor magához vesz mengurus taka í sínar hendur incaricarsi di 預かる 돌보다 pasiimti saugoti rūpēties par menjaga overnemen, onder zijn hoede nemen ta i forvaring, ta seg av zaopiekować się encarregar-se de a lua asupra sa позаботиться vziať si na starosť prevzeti odgovornost pobrinuti se ta hand om ควบคุมดูแล ele geçirmek 掌管 брати на себе відповідальність سایہ عاطفت میں لینا chịu trách nhiệm


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In his desire to take guitar lessons he applied to one of his young masters to teach him, but the young man, not having much faith in the ability of the slave to master the guitar at his age, sought to discourage him by telling him: "Uncle Jake, I will give you guitar lessons; but, Jake, I will have to charge you three dollars for the first lesson, two dollars for the second lesson, and one dollar for the third lesson.
Vronsky was of distinguished appearance; he possessed, moreover, the art of behaving with respectful dignity, and was used to having to do with such grand personages--that was how he came to be put in charge of the prince.
When the judges were seated, the lawyers had taken possession of the table, and the noise of moving feet had ceased in the area, the proclamations were made in the usual form, the jurors were sworn, the charge was given, and the court proceeded to hear the business before them.
 
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