Definitions for homework
ˈhoʊmˌwɜrkhome·work

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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 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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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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. Edith Ann:

   I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.

2. Thomas A. Edison:

   A genius is just a talented person who does his homework.

3. Daniel Tasman:

   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.

4. 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.

5. Lincoln Chafee:

   That was a moment where the premise for going to Iraq was so false that there were weapons of mass destruction, she didn't do her homework. We live with the ramifications, you may say that's 12 years ago -- that's a big motivator for me running. If you show a lack of judgment, lack of doing homework then, what can we expect in the future?

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