homework

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UK /ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/ US /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/

noun 5

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

English, science, etc.

QUANT

piece

VERB + HOMEWORK

The teacher gave us extra homework to do over the weekend.

finish

hand in

The students had to hand in their homework before the test on Monday morning.

get, have

My son has too much homework every night and rarely finishes before bedtime.

give (sb), set (sb)

My English teacher gave us homework on Shakespeare last night.

correct, mark

PREP

for ~

My teacher assigned a short essay for homework last night.

~ on

My daughter spent two hours last night working on her math homework.

Definitions

noun

Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.

You must do your homework before you can watch television.

They will also be doing a few preparation homeworks for the practical CA during this time so it won't all be Unit1 focussed.

Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.

The speaker had certainly done his homework before delivering the lecture.

Since the whole world is watching this launch, they probably should've done some homework on their talking points.

Any work that is done at home; housework.

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."

Sexual intercourse.

My wife and I want a kid, and we do plenty of homework, but goddamn it, Dutch, I just can't connect.

Tasks assigned by a dominant for a submissive to perform when they are physically away from their dominant or otherwise free.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — preparatory school work done outside school (especially at h

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

do one's homework

To prepare oneself with the relevant knowledge; to carry out the necessary research in advance.

As the hearing went on, Harradence impressed me. When the judge asked for his comment on an issue, Harradence had clearly done his homework and was never taken by surprise.

mark one's own homework

To assume the role of evaluating one's doings when a disinterested party is required.

Aware that his organisation was to be found guilty on at least four charges, he had tried to mark his own homework by submitting a 500-page dossier to the EC attempting to rebut it

Example Bank

You must do your homework before you can watch television.

Wiktionary

They will also be doing a few preparation homeworks for the practical CA during this time so it won't all be Unit1 focussed.

Wiktionary

Even 15-year-olds do no more than 30 minutes' homework a night.

Wiktionary

I'm too lazy to do my homework.

Tatoeba · #2155

Did you do your homework by yourself?

Tatoeba · #15999

You need not have helped my son with his homework.

Tatoeba · #16081

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, homework is marked as archaic, slang, literally, euphemistic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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