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homework

[ hohm-wurk ]

noun

  1. schoolwork assigned to be done outside the classroom ( distinguished from classwork ).
  2. a single assignment of such schoolwork: Homeworks are due at the beginning of class.
  3. paid work done at home, as piecework.
  4. thorough preparatory study of a subject:

    to do one's homework for the next committee meeting.



homework

/ ˈəʊˌɜː /

noun

  1. school work done out of lessons, esp at home
  2. any preparatory study
  3. work done at home for pay
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of homework1

First recorded in 1675–85; home + work
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Idioms and Phrases

see do one's homework .
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Example Sentences

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Once I was really on a destination to see a bird, which I don’t really do, and I hadn’t done any homework, and I was really f**ked.

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A very senior international official used the example of the UK-EU rapprochement as an example of the rest of the world coordinating and "doing its homework" as a response to US unreliability.

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In an email from the school, parents were told one-hour same-day detentions would also be given out for misdemeanours including forgetting stationery, wearing incorrect uniform and failure to complete homework.

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As Rivera mentions, you know you need to find a bank and do your homework; you know that not having a bank account isn't working.

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It’s the only scene of its kind in the movie, but the point is made: “Warfare” will not feel like homework.

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