What does homework mean?

Definitions for homework
ˈhoʊmˌwɜrkhome·work

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. homework, prep, preparationnoun

    preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)

GCIDE

  1. homeworknoun

    Paid work done at home, especially piecework.

Wiktionary

  1. homeworknoun

    Work that is done at home, especially school exercises set by a teacher.

    You must do your homework before you can watch television.

  2. homeworknoun

    Preliminary or preparatory work, such as research.

    The speaker had certainly done his homework before delivering the lecture.

Wikipedia

  1. Homework

    Homework is a set of tasks assigned to students by their teachers to be completed outside the classroom. Common homework assignments may include required reading, a writing or typing project, mathematical exercises to be completed, information to be reviewed before a test, or other skills to be practiced. The effects of homework are debated. Generally speaking, homework does not improve academic performance among young children. Homework may improve academic skills among older students, especially lower-achieving students. However, homework also creates stress for students and parents, and reduces the amount of time that students can spend in other activities.

ChatGPT

  1. homework

    Homework refers to tasks or assignments given to students by their teachers that are expected to be completed outside of regular school hours. These assignments are usually related to the topics being taught in class and serve to reinforce learning, practice new skills, and prepare students for upcoming lessons or assessments. Homework can take various forms such as reading, writing, problem-solving, researching, or completing exercises. It is designed to encourage independent study, time management, and responsibility in students.

Wikidata

  1. Homework

    Homework, or homework assignment, refers to tasks assigned to students by their teachers to be completed outside of class. Common homework assignments may include a quantity or period of reading to be performed, writing or typing to be completed, problems to be solved, a school project to be built, or other skills to be practiced.

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    Rank popularity for the word 'homework' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2123

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of homework in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of homework in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of homework in a Sentence

  1. Melanie Young:

    People really need to do their homework. Don't be a bleeding heart, you have to use your head.

  2. Jeb Bush:

    Instead of saying, 'the dog ate my homework, it's someone else's fault,' once it became clear, he's taking the lead now, it does point out that we have a 20th century regulatory system on a 21st century world. Someone needs to change how we go about Washington's role in this so there's more accountability and more transparency.

  3. Stephanie Donaldson-Pressman:

    It is absolutely shocking to me to find out that particularly kindergarten students (who) are not supposed to have any homework at all ... are getting as much homework as a third-grader is supposed to get, anybody who's tried to keep a 5-year-old at a table doing homework for 25 minutes after school knows what that's like. I mean children don't want to be doing, they want to be out playing, they want to be interacting and that's what they should be doing. That's what's really important.

  4. Rod Stewart:

    In the old days, when I was with the Faces and my solo albums,(song writing) was more like being at school doing homework, but actually now, I enjoy the process. It's something, I think, has come with age.

  5. Gleb Garanich/Reuters Zelensky:

    We have everything for it. We have the motivation, certainty, the friends, the diplomacy. You have all come together for this, if we all do our important homework, victory will be inevitable.

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