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From home + work . Pronunciation- ( Received Pronunciation ) IPA ( key ) : /ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/
- ( General American ) IPA ( key ) : /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/
homework ( usually uncountable , plural homeworks ) - 2013 July 1, Peter Wilby , “Finland's education ambassador spreads the word”, in The Guardian [1] , archived from the original on 2022-10-15 : Even 15-year-olds do no more than 30 minutes' homework a night.
- 2023 January 12, Kevin Roose, “Don't Ban ChatGPT in Schools. Teach With It.”, in The New York Times [2] , archived from the original on 2023-01-17 : And I'm sympathetic to teachers who feel that they have enough to worry about, without adding A.I.-generated homework to the mix.
- 2024 May 15, 'Industry Insider', “Labour's plan for the railway”, in RAIL , number 1009 , page 68 : Under the proposals, an assurance is given that GBR (in the words of the plan) will not be marking its own homework .
- 2012 April 10, John Hudson, “North Korea Has a Clumsy Way of Soothing Concerns About Its Rocket Launch”, in The Atlantic [3] , archived from the original on 2022-01-22 : Since the whole world is watching this launch, they probably should've done some homework on their talking points.
- 2017 May 9, “Mindful sex is better sex, says B.C. researcher promoting new workbook”, in CBC News [4] , archived from the original on 2022-11-22 : Four years after her first sexual health book came out, Dr. Lori Brotto is giving her readers a little bit of homework for the bedroom.
- 2022 July 18, Donald Mcrae , quoting Michael Yormark, “Roc Nation's Michael Yormark on Romelu Lukaku: 'You have to play to his strengths... I don't think that happened'”, in The Guardian [5] , archived from the original on 2022-12-26 : I didn't even know who he was until I did my homework and realised he was a premier footballer for Bayern.
- 2023 August 7, Suzanne Wrack , “England beat Nigeria on penalties to reach Women’s World Cup quarter-finals”, in The Guardian [6] : Nigeria had done their homework and were well organised. Halimatu Ayinde was exceptional in her marking of James, who had scored twice and provided three assists as she ran the show against China.
- 1989 , Eileen Boris, Cynthia R. Daniels, Homework: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Paid Labor at Home , University of Illinois Press , →ISBN , page 241 : Hatch perceived homework to be one tool—along with various workfare schemes and private sector training programs—that would take women off welfare and make poor women "independent."
- 1933 , James T. Farrell , Gas-House McGinty , page 186 : My wife and I want a kid, and we do plenty of homework , but goddamn it, Dutch, I just can't connect.
- ( BDSM ) Tasks assigned by a dominant for a submissive to perform when they are physically away from their dominant or otherwise free.
Usage notes- ( exercises assigned by a teacher ) The term homework generally implies that the work is mandatory and worth marks; exercises that are optional are usually referred to as practice problems , review problems , extra practice , exercises , etc.
- ( exercises assigned by a teacher ) Work of a larger scale than homework (which involves a series of relatively simple exercises) is usually referred to as an assignment or project .
Coordinate termsDerived terms. - bit of homework
- do one's homework
- homework club
- homework diary
- piece of homework
- the dog ate my homework
Translations (wājib), (wājib manziliyy) (wājib) (tnayin ašxatankʻ), (das) (öygə eş) (xátnjaje zadánnje), (xátnjaja práca) (domášna rábota) (imca) / (gung fo ) / (zuòyè), / (jiātíng zuòyè), / (gōngkè) , , , , (sašinao davaleba) (ergasía gia to spíti) , (gŕhakārya) , (しゅくだい, shukudai) (üi tapsyrmasy) (sukje) (üy tapşırması) (wīak bān) (domašna rabota), (domašna zadača) , (geriin daalgavar) or , or (mašq), (kâr dar xâne), (taklif-e madrese), (kâr-e xânagi) (Dari) , , , , (domášneje zadánije), (domášnjaja rabóta), (domáška) (colloquial) , , , (Argentina, Spain, Uruguay), (Latin America) , , (vazifayi xonagī), (kori xonagī) (gaan-bâan) , (domášnje zavdánnja), (domášnja robóta) (sabaq) (tapshuruq) , , (heymarbet) |
(yánjiū), / (zhǔnbèi gōngzuò) , (podgotovítelʹnaja rabóta), (isslédovanije) |
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Institutional accessSign in with library card Sign in with username / password Recommend to your librarian Institutional account managementSign in as administrator on Oxford Academic homework nounWhat does the noun homework mean?There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun homework . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the noun homework ?1750 | 0.0054 | 1760 | 0.0036 | 1770 | 0.0017 | 1780 | 0 | 1790 | 0.0002 | 1800 | 0.0015 | 1810 | 0.0016 | 1820 | 0.0016 | 1830 | 0.0005 | 1840 | 0.0017 | 1850 | 0.0024 | 1860 | 0.0048 | 1870 | 0.0053 | 1880 | 0.0079 | 1890 | 0.02 | 1900 | 0.052 | 1910 | 0.098 | 1920 | 0.29 | 1930 | 0.53 | 1940 | 0.91 | 1950 | 1.3 | 1960 | 1.7 | 1970 | 2.6 | 1980 | 3.8 | 1990 | 5.3 | 2000 | 6.2 | 2010 | 6.6 |
How is the noun homework pronounced?British english, u.s. english, where does the noun homework come from. Earliest known use The earliest known use of the noun homework is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for homework is from 1653, in the writing of Edmund Chillenden, parliamentarian army officer and General Baptist leader. homework is formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: home n. 1 , work n. Nearby entries- homeward-bounder, n. 1837–
- homeward-bound pennant, n. 1853–
- homewardly, adv. 1797–
- homewards, adv. & adj. Old English–
- homeware, n. 1782–
- home waters, n. 1838–
- home wear, n. 1836–
- home-whining, n. a1657
- home wind, n. 1732–
- home-woe, n. 1838–
- homework, n. 1653–
- homework club, n. 1900–
- homework diary, n. 1973–
- homeworker, n. 1843–
- homeworking, n. 1844–
- home-working, adj. 1850–
- home worship, n. 1849–
- homewort, n. Old English–
- home-wreck, n. 1845–
- home-wrecker, n. 1878–
- home-wrecking, n. 1878–
Thank you for visiting Oxford English Dictionary To continue reading, please sign in below or purchase a subscription. After purchasing, please sign in below to access the content. Meaning & usePronunciation, compounds & derived words, entry history for homework, n.. homework, n. was revised in September 2011. homework, n. was last modified in July 2023. oed.com is a living text, updated every three months. Modifications may include: - further revisions to definitions, pronunciation, etymology, headwords, variant spellings, quotations, and dates;
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Revisions and additions of this kind were last incorporated into homework, n. in July 2023. Earlier versions of this entry were published in: A Supplement to the New English Dictionary (1933)OED Second Edition (1989)- View homework in OED Second Edition
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Vocabulary What does homework mean?Definitions for homework ˈhoʊmˌwɜrk home·work, this dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word homework ., princeton's wordnet rate this definition: 3.8 / 4 votes. homework, prep, preparation noun preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) GCIDE Rate this definition: 1.0 / 1 votePaid work done at home, especially piecework. Wiktionary Rate this definition: 0.0 / 0 votesWork that is done at home, especially school exercises set by a teacher. You must do your homework before you can watch television. Preliminary or preparatory work, such as research. The speaker had certainly done his homework before delivering the lecture. Wikipedia Rate this definition: 0.0 / 0 votesHomework 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. ChatGPT Rate this definition: 0.0 / 0 votesHomework 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. Wikidata Rate this definition: 4.8 / 4 votesHomework, 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 CategoriesBritish National CorpusWritten Corpus Frequency Rank popularity for the word 'homework' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2123 How to pronounce homework?Alex US English David US English 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?Chaldean Numerology The numerical value of homework in Chaldean Numerology is: 2 Pythagorean Numerology The numerical value of homework in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9 Examples of homework in a SentenceJamal Khashoggis : Muslim Brotherhood's just labels and people not doing their homework properly, and reading his article and going in depth. Muslim Brotherhood's easier to stick a label on him. Stephanie Donaldson-Pressman : The cost is enormous, the data shows that homework over this level is not only not beneficial to children's grades or GPA, but there's really a plethora of evidence that it's detrimental to their attitude about school, their grades, their self-confidence, their social skills and their quality of life. Kimberly Resnick Anderson : I see dozens of couples a year who come to therapy to try and negotiate their expectations in advance, couples who do their homework ahead of time have a much better success rate than couples who jump right in without preparation. Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu : When you go home, you do your homework and ... find that what you have created is a kind of monster from a legal point of view because it is open to many interpretations. Deanna Milford : It helps because, like I saideverything is done and the kids, when they get home, all I have to do is get them ready for bed, the homework part is already done, so that’s better for me. Popularity rank by frequency of use- ^ Princeton's WordNet http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=homework
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- ^ Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homework
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Advertisement noun as in assignment Strongest matches Strong matches noun as in drill - conditioning
- preparation
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Weak matches - daily dozen
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noun as in lesson noun as in practice noun as in preparation - arrangement
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Discover MoreExample sentences. Now, they log on to Zoom from their bedrooms, surrounded by unfinished homework assignments and tattered stuffed animals, waiting to be assigned calls, texts and emails by the trained therapists who oversee the program. Yow started her homework and saw Frese had gone 35-22 with two winning seasons at Ball State, which hadn’t had a winning record in its previous nine seasons. Do some homework before investing in a diamond, and that lifelong commitment. Another poster included an image of their losses over what appeared to be online math homework. As we countdown to Inauguration Day, I've been doing my homework—and looking to the past for inspiration. “I can help my children with their homework and sometimes we text in English at my job,” Santos says. Scheunemann, meanwhile, had no idea who Spencer was, and did some homework. She jumped at the chance to watch RT, or jumped at the chance to skip calculus homework. And we encourage parent-student “contracts,” for class attendance, homework submission and even extra-curriculum activities. Adicéam did his homework, spending 50 days collecting pieces, many with unexpected stories behind them. Much of this homework is done by a very bad light and the boy's eyes suffer much. For homework we have prepared alphabets where the letters are printed in type-writing order. His parents were always getting angry with him for losing his clothes, or his toys, or his homework. Only at the time when he was going to Beauregard School, with his homework. And once a week or twice a week she was sending her homework or something to him. Related WordsWords related to homework are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word homework . Browse related words to learn more about word associations. noun as in responsibility, task noun as in practice, exercise noun as in information taught noun as in exercise, application Viewing 5 / 7 related words On this page you'll find 166 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to homework, such as: appointment, chore, drill, duty, job, and position. From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group. Synonyms of homework- as in schoolwork
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How to use homework in a sentence. piecework done at home for pay; an assignment given to a student to be completed outside the regular class period… See the full definition
HOMEWORK definition: 1. work that teachers give their students to do at home: 2. work that teachers give their students…. Learn more.
Homework definition: schoolwork assigned to be done outside the classroom (distinguished from classwork).. See examples of HOMEWORK used in a sentence.
homework: 1 n preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) Synonyms: prep , preparation Type of: school assignment , schoolwork a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher
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Define homework. homework synonyms, homework pronunciation, homework translation, English dictionary definition of homework. n. 1. Work, such as schoolwork or piecework, that is done at home. 2. Preparatory or preliminary work: did their homework before coming to the meeting....
HOMEWORK meaning: 1. work that teachers give students to do at home: 2. to prepare carefully for a situation: . Learn more.
The homework assignments are worth 10% of the final grade. I have some homework to do on the Civil War. I want you to hand in this homework on Friday. The science teacher always gives a lot of homework. They get a lot of homework in English. They get masses of homework at secondary school. We had to write out one of the exercises for homework.
Definition of homework noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
3 meanings: 1. school work done out of lessons, esp at home 2. any preparatory study 3. work done at home for pay.... Click for more definitions.
A person doing geometry homework Children preparing homework on the street, Tel Aviv, 1954. Homework is a set of tasks assigned to students by their teachers to be completed at home.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.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: School homework home‧work / ˈhəʊmwɜːk $ ˈhoʊmwɜːrk / S2 noun [uncountable] 1 SES WORK THAT somebody DOES work that a student at school is asked to do at home → classwork For homework, finish the exercise on page 14. 2 PREPARE if you do your homework, you prepare for an ...
Britannica Dictionary definition of HOMEWORK. [noncount] 1. : work that a student is given to do at home. Please do/finish your homework. She started her algebra homework. — compare classwork. 2. : research or reading done in order to prepare for something — used in the phrase do your homework.
homework in American English. (ˈhoumˌwɜːrk) noun. 1. schoolwork assigned to be done outside the classroom ( distinguished from classwork ) 2. paid work done at home, as piecework. 3. thorough preparatory study of a subject.
Homework definition: Work, such as schoolwork or piecework, that is done at home.
homework - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. All Free. ... 'homework' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): assign - assist - bone - classwork - crib - do - get on - loiter - peg - preparation - pump - schoolwork - study hall - task.
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homework (usually uncountable, plural homeworks) Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class . You must do your homework before you can watch television. (by extension) Something which one is encouraged to learn or study on one's own. The speaker had certainly done his homework before delivering the ...
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Synonyms for HOMEWORK: schoolwork, lesson, reading, lecture, assignment, practise, practice, exercise, drill, study
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