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

/ ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk /

noun

1. school work done out of lessons, esp at home
2. any preparatory study
3. work done at home for pay

Word History and Origins

Origin of homework¹

First recorded in 1675–85; home + work

Idioms and Phrases

see do one's homework .

Example Sentences

In the schools my kids attended, the gifted program basically meant extra homework.

From Los Angeles Times

She remembers sitting at the kitchen table doing her homework when her mom fell and Rigelhaupt didn’t respond the way her mom thought she should.

From Los Angeles Times

Timmy is an accepted member of the class: he fails to complete homework, faces adversity and causes trouble with his disabled best friend Jimmy.

From BBC

"Last year I was struggling with coming up to high school and the amount of homework and to keep having hospital trips for JIA - which is an arthritis that affects children."

From BBC

Despite the advanced age of the candidate, the Trump campaign was characterized by petulance and immaturity, adopting the countenance of a spoiled rich kid sneering at his mom for telling him to do his homework.

From Salon

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