--- title: C — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 30 description: The 1959 words of the English dictionary under C, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/30/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / C # C — The English dictionary · page 30 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* A chopper is a tool with a heavy blade for chopping wood or meat.[↗](../../chopper/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) A chopper is a helicopter.[↗](../../chopper/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal, child's word) A chopper is a bike with high handlebars and a long seat.[↗](../../chopper/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The woodcutter swung his chopper.[↗](../../chopper/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum used a chopper to cut the meat.[↗](../../chopper/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We rode our choppers down the lane.[↗](../../chopper/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **choppy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (of the sea or a lake) Full of small, rough waves, because of wind: «choppy water».[↗](../../choppy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (of writing, speech or music) Broken into short, jerky parts that do not flow well.[↗](../../choppy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (of hair) Cut in uneven layers on purpose.[↗](../../choppy/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The sea was too choppy for the ferry to sail.[↗](../../choppy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We felt seasick on the choppy water.[↗](../../choppy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The lake got choppy when the wind picked up.[↗](../../choppy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Your paragraph is a bit choppy; join some sentences together.[↗](../../choppy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The video was choppy because the internet was slow.[↗](../../choppy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She has a short, choppy haircut.[↗](../../choppy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **chopstick** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A chopstick is one of a pair of thin sticks used to pick up and eat food, mainly in East Asian countries like China, Japan and Korea.[↗](../../chopstick/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I can pick up noodles with chopsticks.[↗](../../chopstick/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Could I have a pair of chopsticks, please?[↗](../../chopstick/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Hold one chopstick still and move the other.[↗](../../chopstick/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't stick your chopsticks upright in your rice.[↗](../../chopstick/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We ate sushi with chopsticks.[↗](../../chopstick/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Chopsticks can be made of wood, bamboo, metal or plastic.[↗](../../chopstick/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My little brother uses training chopsticks.[↗](../../chopstick/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · I dropped a chopstick on the floor.[↗](../../chopstick/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The dishes were crystallized lotus leaves and flowers, and the chopsticks were of the rarest ebony.[↗](../../chopstick/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **choral** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To do with a choir or sung by a choir.[↗](../../choral/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (school) Said or spoken by a group together, like choral reading or a choral speaking of a poem.[↗](../../choral/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The church holds a choral concert every Christmas.[↗](../../choral/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class did a choral reading of the poem.[↗](../../choral/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma sings in a choral society.[↗](../../choral/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Choral music filled the cathedral.[↗](../../choral/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The choral group practised every Tuesday.[↗](../../choral/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We won the choral speaking prize at the festival.[↗](../../choral/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Evensong is a choral service.[↗](../../choral/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **chord** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (music) A chord is a group of notes played at the same time, such as C, E and G on a piano.[↗](../../chord/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (maths) A chord is a straight line joining two points on a circle or curve.[↗](../../chord/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To strike a chord means to remind someone of something or make them feel sympathy.[↗](../../chord/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A chord can also mean one of the strings of a harp, lyre or guitar.[↗](../../chord/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She played three chords on the guitar.[↗](../../chord/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · C major is an easy chord on the piano.[↗](../../chord/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Minor chords often sound sad.[↗](../../chord/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A chord joins two points on a circle.[↗](../../chord/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The diameter is the longest chord of a circle.[↗](../../chord/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · His speech struck a chord with the audience.[↗](../../chord/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She could sweep the sounding chords of the guitar, and sing to the music, not always Danish melodies, but the songs of a strange land.[↗](../../chord/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **chore** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A chore is a small job you do regularly at home, like washing up, making your bed or feeding the pet.[↗](../../chore/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A chore is any boring or unpleasant task.[↗](../../chore/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My chores are feeding the cat and making my bed.[↗](../../chore/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We do our chores before we watch TV.[↗](../../chore/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Washing up is my least favourite chore.[↗](../../chore/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I get two pounds a week for doing chores.[↗](../../chore/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our chore chart is on the fridge.[↗](../../chore/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Tidying up after the party was a real chore.[↗](../../chore/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Everyone in the family shares the chores.[↗](../../chore/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · If each chore takes 10 minutes, four chores take 40 minutes.[↗](../../chore/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **chorister** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A chorister is a singer in a church choir, often a boy.[↗](../../chorister/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The chorister sang loudly in church.[↗](../../chorister/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He was chosen to be a chorister.[↗](../../chorister/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Every chorister wore a white robe.[↗](../../chorister/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **chorus** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The chorus of a song is the part that is repeated after each verse.[↗](../../chorus/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A chorus is a large group of singers, a choir, or a group who sing and dance together in a show.[↗](../../chorus/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A chorus of voices or sounds is many of them at once, as in a chorus of birds.[↗](../../chorus/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To chorus means to say something all together.[↗](../../chorus/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (drama) In ancient Greek plays, the chorus was a group who commented on the story.[↗](../../chorus/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Everyone sang along with the chorus.[↗](../../chorus/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The song has three verses and a chorus.[↗](../../chorus/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She sings in the school chorus.[↗](../../chorus/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We woke to the dawn chorus of birds.[↗](../../chorus/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Good morning, Mr Smith! the children chorused.[↗](../../chorus/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A chorus of complaints followed the news.[↗](../../chorus/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In Greek plays the chorus speaks together.[↗](../../chorus/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · “We will!” cried all the mice, in a shrill chorus.[↗](../../chorus/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **chosen** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Chosen means picked from a group as the one you want.[↗](../../chosen/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* As an adjective, chosen describes someone or something that has been selected, like the chosen team.[↗](../../chosen/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She was chosen to read the poem in assembly.[↗](../../chosen/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I have chosen the blue one.[↗](../../chosen/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He was chosen as team captain.[↗](../../chosen/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class was chosen to plant the new tree.[↗](../../chosen/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The chosen book was about dragons.[↗](../../chosen/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story, the boy was the chosen one.[↗](../../chosen/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · How many ways can two fruits be chosen from three?[↗](../../chosen/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Her words were carefully chosen.[↗](../../chosen/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Heracles, with a few chosen comrades, alone remained on board.[↗](../../chosen/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them.[↗](../../chosen/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.14.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../chosen/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath He cast into the sea, and his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.[↗](../../chosen/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.15.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../chosen/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever.[↗](../../chosen/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.18.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../chosen/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And he said: 'Neither hath the LORD chosen this.'[↗](../../chosen/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.16.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../chosen/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And Samuel said unto Jesse: 'The LORD hath not chosen these.'[↗](../../chosen/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.16.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../chosen/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron whom He had chosen.[↗](../../chosen/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.105.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../chosen/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **christ** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Christ is a title given to Jesus by Christians; it means «the chosen one».[↗](../../christ/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") Christians believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God.[↗](../../christ/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «Christ!» is also used by some people as a swear word when they are surprised or angry, which many people find rude.[↗](../../christ/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.[↗](../../christ/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The word «Christmas» comes from «Christ».[↗](../../christ/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The church had a painting of Christ.[↗](../../christ/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Historians often count years before and after the birth of Christ.[↗](../../christ/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Christianity is the religion that follows Christ.[↗](../../christ/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the film, the man shouted «Christ!» and his mum told him off.[↗](../../christ/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "Take this, in Christ's name, poor fellow!"[↗](../../christ/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · ShMSh is the Sun, and Light, and a type of Christ, the Sun of Righteousness.[↗](../../christ/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../christ/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **christen** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To christen a baby is to give it its name in a church ceremony, with water poured on its head.[↗](../../christen/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To christen something is to use or name it for the first time: christen the new boat.[↗](../../christen/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The baby was christened in the old stone church.[↗](../../christen/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The boy was christened John.[↗](../../christen/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · They christened each other and then went on.[↗](../../christen/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We christened our new boat Sunshine.[↗](../../christen/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · At the christening, everyone wore their best clothes.[↗](../../christen/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **christendom** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (history, church) All the Christian people and Christian countries of the world, thought of together.[↗](../../christendom/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old) The parts of the world where Christianity was the main religion, especially Europe in the Middle Ages.[↗](../../christendom/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In the Middle Ages, most of Europe was called Christendom.[↗](../../christendom/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The king wanted to be the richest ruler in Christendom.[↗](../../christendom/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Pilgrims came from all over Christendom.[↗](../../christendom/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It was the finest castle in all Christendom.[↗](../../christendom/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Christians believe they are one family across Christendom.[↗](../../christendom/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The crusades were wars between Christendom and Muslim lands.[↗](../../christendom/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · You cannot be pope; there is only one pope in Christendom, and he cannot make you that.’[↗](../../christendom/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **christening** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (church) A christening is a church ceremony in which a baby is baptised, given its Christian name and welcomed into the Church.[↗](../../christening/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The first use of a new thing, such as a ship's launch or new shoes (joking).[↗](../../christening/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We went to my baby cousin's christening on Sunday.[↗](../../christening/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby wore a long white christening gown.[↗](../../christening/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · At the christening the vicar poured water on her head.[↗](../../christening/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt and uncle are my godparents from my christening.[↗](../../christening/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In Sleeping Beauty, the bad fairy came to the christening.[↗](../../christening/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We had cake and sandwiches after the christening.[↗](../../christening/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The new ship's christening was done by breaking a bottle on it.[↗](../../christening/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A few weeks later the minister was asked to attend a christening in the neighbouring town.[↗](../../christening/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **christian** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A Christian is a person who believes in Jesus Christ and follows the religion of Christianity.[↗](../../christian/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) Christian describes things to do with this religion.[↗](../../christian/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Christian churches, Christian festivals such as Christmas and Easter.[↗](../../christian/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Christian is also a boy's first name.[↗](../../christian/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Many Christians go to church on Sundays.[↗](../../christian/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Christmas and Easter are Christian festivals.[↗](../../christian/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We learned about Christian, Jewish and Muslim celebrations.[↗](../../christian/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Christian sits next to me in class.[↗](../../christian/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A church is a Christian place of worship.[↗](../../christian/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · What is your Christian name?[↗](../../christian/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (old-fashioned)[↗](../../christian/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A Christian theologian, Johann Friedrich von Meyer D. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../christian/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Hence this book was known already in the second or at the beginning of the third century of the Christian Era.[↗](../../christian/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../christian/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Elohim Chiim, then, apart from Jewish or Christian preconception, is " the living Gods," or '-'- the Gods of the lives, i.e., living ones."[↗](../../christian/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") Rittangelius gives Dii viventes, " The living Gods," both words in the plural.[↗](../../christian/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../christian/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **christianity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (religion) Christianity is the religion based on the life and teaching of Jesus Christ; Christians believe Jesus is the Son of God, who died and rose again, and they follow the Bible.[↗](../../christianity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Christianity can also mean Christian people and churches as a whole.[↗](../../christianity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Christianity began with Jesus and his disciples.[↗](../../christianity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cross is the main symbol of Christianity.[↗](../../christianity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Saint Patrick brought Christianity to Ireland.[↗](../../christianity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In Christianity, Easter is the most important festival.[↗](../../christianity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We visited a church to learn more about Christianity.[↗](../../christianity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Christianity teaches love of God and neighbour.[↗](../../christianity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Ere long came another summons to a struggle with the foes of Christianity.[↗](../../christianity/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **christmas** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Christmas is the Christian festival in December that celebrates the birth of Jesus.[↗](../../christmas/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Christmas is also the holiday season around it, with presents, decorations and family meals.[↗](../../christmas/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We put up the Christmas tree.[↗](../../christmas/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Merry Christmas, everyone\![↗](../../christmas/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In Australia, Christmas is in summer.[↗](../../christmas/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I hung my stocking on Christmas Eve.[↗](../../christmas/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We pulled Christmas crackers at dinner.[↗](../../christmas/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Santa brings presents at Christmas.[↗](../../christmas/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Not everyone celebrates Christmas.[↗](../../christmas/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school had a Christmas concert.[↗](../../christmas/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Oh! when will Christmas be here?[↗](../../christmas/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **christmastide** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The time of the Christmas season, the days around Christmas Day when families meet and feast together.[↗](../../christmastide/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* At Christmastide the whole village gathered for a feast.[↗](../../christmastide/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Christmastide was a time of song and good food.[↗](../../christmastide/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The brothers came home for Christmastide.[↗](../../christmastide/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **chromatography** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) A way of separating a mixture into the different substances in it, by letting a liquid or gas carry them along paper or another material at different speeds.[↗](../../chromatography/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Paper chromatography is a simple school experiment that shows the different colours hidden in an ink.[↗](../../chromatography/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In chromatography, we saw black ink split into blue and orange.[↗](../../chromatography/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The water climbed up the paper and carried the colours with it.[↗](../../chromatography/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Police labs use chromatography to test evidence.[↗](../../chromatography/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Chromatography shows that one ink can contain many colours.[↗](../../chromatography/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our chromatography experiment used coffee filter paper.[↗](../../chromatography/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Draw the line in pencil, because pencil does not run in chromatography.[↗](../../chromatography/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **chromium** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Chromium is a hard, shiny, silvery-grey metal; it is a chemical element with the symbol Cr and atomic number 24.[↗](../../chromium/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Chrome is a shiny coating of chromium put on other metals.[↗](../../chromium/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The bike's handlebars are coated with chromium.[↗](../../chromium/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Stainless steel contains chromium so it does not rust.[↗](../../chromium/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The chemical symbol for chromium is Cr.[↗](../../chromium/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A little chromium makes rubies red.[↗](../../chromium/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The old car had shiny chromium bumpers.[↗](../../chromium/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Chromium is a hard, silvery metal.[↗](../../chromium/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The taps in the bathroom are chromium-plated.[↗](../../chromium/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **chromosome** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A chromosome is a tiny thread-like structure inside the centre (nucleus) of a living cell, made of DNA, which carries the instructions (genes) for how a living thing grows and works.[↗](../../chromosome/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Humans usually have 46 chromosomes in each cell, in 23 pairs: one of each pair comes from the mother and one from the father.[↗](../../chromosome/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Chromosomes are inside the nucleus of a cell.[↗](../../chromosome/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · People usually have 23 pairs of chromosomes.[↗](../../chromosome/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Each chromosome carries many genes.[↗](../../chromosome/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · You get half your chromosomes from each parent.[↗](../../chromosome/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · People with Down syndrome have an extra copy of chromosome 21.[↗](../../chromosome/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We looked at a picture of chromosomes under a microscope.[↗](../../chromosome/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **chronic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A chronic illness or problem lasts a long time or keeps coming back.[↗](../../chronic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A chronic habit is one a person has had for a long time and cannot stop: «a chronic liar».[↗](../../chronic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK, informal) Very bad: «The film was chronic».[↗](../../chronic/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandad has chronic back pain.[↗](../../chronic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Asthma is a chronic illness, but medicine helps.[↗](../../chronic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The town has a chronic shortage of doctors.[↗](../../chronic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He is a chronic worrier and frets about everything.[↗](../../chronic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My little sister is a chronic nail-biter.[↗](../../chronic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · That match was chronic; we lost ten nil\![↗](../../chronic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (UK, informal)[↗](../../chronic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Chronic tiredness can be a sign that you need to see a doctor.[↗](../../chronic/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) … [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/29/) **30** [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/31/) … [99](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/99/) - ← previous: [page 29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/29/) - next →: [page 31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/31/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)