collocation · neutral
charge someone with
UK/tʃɑːdʒ ˈsʌmwʌn wɪð/US/tʃɑːrdʒ ˈsʌmwən wɪð/CHARGE some·one with
to officially accuse a person of committing a crime; typically used when prosecutors or police make formal accusations
Examples
“He was charged with fraud after investigators found the false invoices.”
“The athlete was charged with violating anti-doping rules.”
“Police charged three suspects with robbery.”
Band 8 sentence
“After reviewing the evidence, the prosecutor formally charged the director with embezzlement.”
Collocations
- be charged with murder
- charge someone with an offence
Word family
Common mistakes
charge someone for→charge someone with
be charged of→be charged with
Say it for a higher band
5accuse someone of→6press charges→7+charge someone with
Synonyms
accuse someone of
Easily confused
accuse someone of
“She accused her neighbour of stealing her bike.”
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