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

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.

From Washington Post

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.

From Washington Post

Do some homework before investing in a diamond, and that lifelong commitment.

From Washington Post

Another poster included an image of their losses over what appeared to be online math homework.

From Washington Post

As we countdown to Inauguration Day, I've been doing my homework—and looking to the past for inspiration.

From Vox

“I can help my children with their homework and sometimes we text in English at my job,” Santos says.

From The Daily Beast

Scheunemann, meanwhile, had no idea who Spencer was, and did some homework.

From The Daily Beast

She jumped at the chance to watch RT, or jumped at the chance to skip calculus homework.

From The Daily Beast

And we encourage parent-student “contracts,” for class attendance, homework submission and even extra-curriculum activities.

From The Daily Beast

Adicéam did his homework, spending 50 days collecting pieces, many with unexpected stories behind them.

From The Daily Beast

Much of this homework is done by a very bad light and the boy's eyes suffer much.

From Project Gutenberg

For homework we have prepared alphabets where the letters are printed in type-writing order.

From Project Gutenberg

His parents were always getting angry with him for losing his clothes, or his toys, or his homework.

From Project Gutenberg

Only at the time when he was going to Beauregard School, with his homework.

From Project Gutenberg

And once a week or twice a week she was sending her homework or something to him.

From Project Gutenberg

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