homework

CEFRA1

/ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    School work done outside the classroom.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Any work that is done at home; housework.

Examples

  • Did you do your homework by yourself?

  • I always do my homework on the bus.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/

Deep Dive

noun

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

  2. Something which one is encouraged to learn or study on one's own.

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

More examples

In context
  • I'm too lazy to do my homework.

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

  • You must do your homework before you can watch television.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

After school, the teacher gave us a lot of blank to do at home.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From home + work.