Kilo Lingo

/ˈtʃælɪndʒ/

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#1016 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

Something difficult that you have to work hard to do.

Word origin

From Old French chalenge, meaning an accusation or a claim, from Latin calumnia.

Origin
Old French
Root
chalenge

Grammar

Gender
Pluralchallenges

Examples

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"Challenge" means something hard that takes real work.

faced .

"Face a challenge" means to meet a hard thing and deal with it.

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"Challenges" is the plural form.

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This word is part of lesson 21.