🇬🇧 Charge meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To “charge” someone means the police officially say, in writing and with a serious statement, that they believe that person did a crime. It doesn’t mean the person is proven guilty yet; it just means the police are accusing them in an official way, so a court can later decide what really happened.

The officer almost charged the raccoon for breaking into trash cans, then admitted, “Honestly, I’d dig for leftover pizza too.”

The police refused to charge the marching band for causing a traffic jam, because even the officer was dancing to the tuba solo.

The police refused to charge the robot with “being too smart,” because that’s not a real crime, no matter what jealous humans say.

The officer said, “We can’t charge the wind for knocking over your hairdo; you can’t arrest the weather.”

Police can only charge someone if they think there is enough evidence of a crime.

A small shop owner sees a man hide bread. He calls police. The police come and charge the man: "We charge you with stealing." The man shakes his head. At the station they charge the man, charge him again and write papers. In court they charge him and he cries, "I am sorry."

This word is at the B2 level, which means it’s used in more complex conversations and texts. It helps you discuss abstract ideas, express opinions clearly, and engage in discussions on a variety of topics, both personal and professional.

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