homework
- noun
- /ˈhoʊmˌwɜrk/
- After school, I need to finish my homework before watching TV.
- homework assignment
- weeks of homework
- complete homework
So hold on, don't do the homework yet, OK?
- So hold on, don't do the homework yet, OK?
- Eat your Wheaties, do your homework and drum on.
- Laying in bed, doing homework, eating, sleeping.
- I had to do the homework, no one else.
- You should be doing your homework Missy, not playing games.
- Hi babe, I'm getting private art lessons and my homework this week is life drawing.
Examples
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Did you do your homework?
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Alright, thanks 'cause I've got this economics homework and it is tough.
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Go to class, do your homework, clean your room.
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I had to do the homework, no one else.
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We're just doing some homework before we go out.
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l can help you with your social studies homework later if you need it.
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Too much homework makes me sick!
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I told myself that whatever my homework was, I would do twice as much.
Fiction book (1993) -
So please do your own homework and talk to professionals.
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Here is a fun and simple activity to do as a classroom or homework assignment.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
Schoolwork students must do at home before class
Compounds
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Morphology
Etymology
The word homework is a simple compound of home and work, meaning 'work' done 'at home'. So, homework is the tasks students take home to practice what they learned in class.