Homework Meaning
/ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounExercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
nounExercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class., Something which one is encouraged to learn or study on one's own.
Sentence Examples
I'm too lazy to do my homework.
Did you do your homework by yourself?
I always do my homework on the bus.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After school, the teacher gave us a lot of ____ to do at home.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The teacher reminded the students to finish their ____ before coming to class tomorrow.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English home Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work English homework From home + work.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"They will also be doing a few preparation homeworks for the practical CA during this time so it won't all be Unit1 focussed."
— 2011 September 16, Pete Bell, “Increasing engagement in homework”, in The Guardian:
"Even 15-year-olds do no more than 30 minutes' homework a night."
— 2013 July 1, Peter Wilby, “Finland's education ambassador spreads the word”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 Oct 2022:
"And I'm sympathetic to teachers who feel that they have enough to worry about, without adding A.I.-generated homework to the mix."
— 2023 January 12, Kevin Roose, “Don't Ban ChatGPT in Schools. Teach With It.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 17 Jan 2023:
"Under the proposals, an assurance is given that GBR (in the words of the plan) will not be marking its own homework."
— 2024 May 15, 'Industry Insider', “Labour's plan for the railway”, in RAIL, number 1009, page 68:
"Since the whole world is watching this launch, they probably should've done some homework on their talking points."
— 2012 April 10, John Hudson, “North Korea Has a Clumsy Way of Soothing Concerns About Its Rocket Launch”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2022:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After school, the teacher gave us a lot of ____ to do at home.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The teacher reminded the students to finish their ____ before coming to class tomorrow.