Definitions for homework
ˈhoʊmˌwɜrkhome·work

Princeton's WordNet(3.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. homework, prep, preparationnoun

   preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)

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1. homeworknoun

   Paid work done at home, especially piecework.

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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.

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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.

Matched Categories

1. • School Assignment

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

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

How to pronounce homework?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say homework in sign language?

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. Roy Gladden:

   Though our Mars missions won't be as active these next few weeks, they'll still let us know their state of health, each mission has been given some homework to do until they hear from us again.

2. Daniel Tasman:

   They didn’t have much to begin with, but now homework is obsolete, they’ve decided that giving homework to younger ages [elementary school students] isn’t viable. I don’t necessarily agree. I think they should have homework — some of it is about discipline. I want [my daughter] to have fun, but I also want her to be working towards a goal.

3. Arnold Schwarzenegger:

   It’s been a passion of mine, while the parents are working, five days a week – they (ASAS) offer homework assistance, tutoring, and help with learning a second language.

4. Jane Hsu:

   The topic of homework has received a lot of attention lately, and the negative effects of homework have been well established, they include: children’s frustration and exhaustion, lack of time for other activities and family time and, sadly for many, loss of interest in learning.

5. Donald Trump:

   They have done their homework, they are very skilled, they are obviously all very loyal to the cause and loyal to the leadership, (but) they are extremely skilled at what they do.

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