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- [kahrk]
- /kɑrk/
- /kˈɑːk/
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- [kahrk]
- /kɑrk/
Definitions of cark word
- verb cark to break down; die 3
- verb transitive cark to worry or be worried 3
- noun cark distress; anxiety 3
- noun cark care or worry. 1
- noun cark (obsolete, intransitive) To be filled with worry, solicitude, or troubles. 1
- transitive verb cark trouble, vex 1
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Origin of cark
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English carken to be anxious, Old English becarcian, apparently derivative of car- (base of caru care) + -k suffix
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Parts of speech for Cark
noun
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preposition
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determiner
exclamation
cark popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
cark usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with cark
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