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homework

homework

543 1.0
Work students do at home to practice what they learn in class
  • noun
  • /ˈhoʊmˌwɜrk/
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  • 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?

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Examples

  • Did you do your homework?

  • Alright, thanks 'cause I've got this economics homework and it is tough.

  • Go to class, do your homework, clean your room.

  • I had to do the homework, no one else.

  • We're just doing some homework before we go out.

  • l can help you with your social studies homework later if you need it.

  • Too much homework makes me sick!

  • 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.

  • Here is a fun and simple activity to do as a classroom or homework assignment.

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

preparation
vshomework
  • UK
12 1.9

Schoolwork students must do at home before class

is the common label for the same out-of-class student work

Compounds

A question or exercise the teacher gives students to do at home

How Difficult

dissertation
47 7.7
project
2.5
coursework
14 2.9
assignment
650 1.2
homework
543 1.0

Surface Forms

homework singular
homeworks plural

Morphology

homework = home + work (transparent) = home + work

Meaning is a direct combination of 'home' + 'work' referring to work done at home, which learners can readily infer.

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.