homework en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos Proto-Germanic *haimaz Proto-West Germanic *haim Old English hām Middle English hōm English home English work English homework From home + work.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) 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.
2011 September 16, Pete Bell, “Increasing engagement in homework”, in The Guardian: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: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:
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(broadly, uncountable, usually) Exercises 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.
Nigeria had done their homework and were well organised. Halimatu Ayinde was exceptional in her marking of James, who had scored twice and provided three assists as she ran the show against China.
2023 August 7, Suzanne Wrack, “England beat Nigeria on penalties to reach Women’s World Cup quarter-finals”, in The Guardian:The speaker had certainly done his homework before delivering the lecture.
I didn't even know who he was until I did my homework and realised he was a premier footballer for Bayern.
2022 July 18, Donald Mcrae, quoting Michael Yormark, “Roc Nation's Michael Yormark on Romelu Lukaku: 'You have to play to his strengths... I don't think that happened'”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 26 Dec 2022:Four years after her first sexual health book came out, Dr. Lori Brotto is giving her readers a little bit of homework for the bedroom.
2017 May 9, “Mindful sex is better sex, says B.C. researcher promoting new workbook”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 22 Nov 2022: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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(archaic, literally, uncountable, usually) 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."
1989, Eileen Boris, Cynthia R. Daniels, Homework: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Paid Labor at Home, University of Illinois Press, →ISBN, page 241:
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(euphemistic, slang, uncountable, usually) Sexual intercourse.
My wife and I want a kid, and we do plenty of homework, but goddamn it, Dutch, I just can't connect.
1933, James T. Farrell, Gas-House McGinty, page 186:
- (uncountable, usually) Tasks assigned by a dominant for a submissive to perform when they are physically away from their dominant or otherwise free.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| homeworks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
homework club · nonhomework · Homeworkgate · bit of homework · homeworkless · homework folder · the dog ate my homework · piece of homework · do one's homework · homework diary · homeworky · mark one's own homework
Hypernyms
Relateds
Synonyms
sex · sex act · sexual act
Translations (130)
tr ev ödevi (work that is done at home) · nb lekse (work that is done at home) · vi bài tập (work that is done at home) · ta வீட்டுப்பாடம் (work that is done at home) · he שיעורי בית (work that is done at home) · pt dever de casa (work that is done at home) · ro temă (preliminary or preparatory work) · my အိမ်စာ (work that is done at home) · cmn 研究 (preliminary or preparatory work) · pl praca domowa (work that is done at home) · fr devoirs (work that is done at home) · id pekerjaan rumah (work that is done at home) · ga obair bhaile (work that is done at home) · pl zadanie domowe (work that is done at home) · it compito (work that is done at home) · sv hemläxa (preliminary or preparatory work) · prs کَارِ خَانَگِی (work that is done at home) · hi गृहकार्य (work that is done at home) · es deberes (work that is done at home) · da hjemmearbejde (work that is done at home) · mi mahi kāinga (preliminary or preparatory work) · cs domácí úkoly (work that is done at home) · kk үй тапсырмасы (work that is done at home) · ro temă (work that is done at home) · uz uy vazifasi (work that is done at home) · de Hausaufgaben (preliminary or preparatory work) · mk домашна задача (work that is done at home) · es tarea (preliminary or preparatory work) · fa-ira مَشْق (work that is done at home) · sl domača naloga (work that is done at home) · he עבודת בית (work that is done at home) · sh домаћа задаћа (work that is done at home) · gl deberes (work that is done at home) · ru иссле́дование (preliminary or preparatory work) · ar وَاجِب (work that is done at home) · ka საშინაო დავალება (work that is done at home) · cy gwaith cartref (work that is done at home) · tl takdang-aralin (work that is done at home) · sh domaći rad (work that is done at home) · fi valmistautuminen (preliminary or preparatory work) · fi kotitehtävät (work that is done at home) · th การบ้าน (work that is done at home) · ky үй тапшырмасы (work that is done at home) · it compiti (work that is done at home) · ur سَبَق (work that is done at home) · be ха́тняя пра́ца (work that is done at home) · ko 숙제 (work that is done at home) · tg кори хонагӣ (work that is done at home) · bo ནང་སྦྱོང (work that is done at home) · be ха́тняе зада́нне (work that is done at home) · af huiswerk (work that is done at home) · hy դաս (work that is done at home) · ar وَاجِب مَنْزِلِيّ (work that is done at home) · nb hjemmelekse (work that is done at home) · mt ħomwerk (work that is done at home) · ru дома́шка (work that is done at home) · kw ober tre (work that is done at home) · de Hausaufgabe (work that is done at home) · bg дома́шна ра́бота (work that is done at home) · pt lição de casa (work that is done at home) · lo ວຽກບ້ານ (work that is done at home) · sv hemläxa (work that is done at home) · mk домашна работа (work that is done at home) · ht devwa (work that is done at home) · mn гэрийн даалгавар (work that is done at home) · cmn 家庭作業 /家庭作业 (work that is done at home) · tg вазифаи хонагӣ (work that is done at home) · la pensum (preliminary or preparatory work) · vi bài tập về nhà (work that is done at home) · cs domácí úkol (work that is done at home) · eo hejmtasko (preliminary or preparatory work) · cmn 作業 /作业 (work that is done at home) · uk дома́шня робо́та (work that is done at home) · el εργασία για το σπίτι (work that is done at home) · sh domaći uradak (work that is done at home) · cmn 準備工作 /准备工作 (preliminary or preparatory work) · he שִׁעוּרֵי בַּיִת (work that is done at home) · pt tarefa de casa (work that is done at home) · ru дома́шнее зада́ние (work that is done at home) · afb وَاجِب (work that is done at home) · ca deures (work that is done at home) · sv hemuppgift (work that is done at home) · yi היימאַרבעט (work that is done at home) · eu eskolako lan (work that is done at home) · hu házi feladat (work that is done at home) · be ха́тняе зада́ньне (work that is done at home) · es tarea (work that is done at home) · hy տնային աշխատանք (work that is done at home) · az ev tapşırığı (work that is done at home) · nl huiswerk (preliminary or preparatory work) · ja 宿題 (work that is done at home) · la pensum (work that is done at home) · ru подготови́тельная рабо́та (preliminary or preparatory work) · sh domaća zadaća (work that is done at home) · fi kotiläksyt (preliminary or preparatory work) · mi mahi kāinga (work that is done at home) · sk domáca úloha (work that is done at home) · ba өйгә эш (work that is done at home) · uk дома́шнє завда́ння (work that is done at home) · nv ółtaʼí hooghandi yinidoolnishígíí (work that is done at home) · tr ödev (work that is done at home) · eo hejmtasko (work that is done at home) · pt tarefa (work that is done at home) · lt namų darbai (work that is done at home) · is heimavinna (work that is done at home) · tl homwork (work that is done at home) · gd obair-dachaigh (work that is done at home) · ru дома́шняя рабо́та (work that is done at home) · ur ہوم وَرْک (work that is done at home) · fi läksyt (work that is done at home) · af huiswerk (preliminary or preparatory work) · uz uy ishi (work that is done at home) · sv läxa (work that is done at home) · fa-ira تَکْلیفِ مَنْزِل (work that is done at home) · fa-ira مَشْقِ شَب (work that is done at home) · sh домаћи рад (work that is done at home) · nl huistaak (work that is done at home) · da lektier (work that is done at home) · sq detyrë shtëpie (work that is done at home) · cmn 功課 /功课 (work that is done at home) · hi होमवर्क (work that is done at home) · fa-ira کار دَر خانِه (work that is done at home) · ja 課題 (work that is done at home) · nl huiswerk (work that is done at home) · yue 功課 /功课 (work that is done at home) · ug تاپشۇرۇق (work that is done at home) · fo skúlating (work that is done at home) · mt xogħol għad-dar (work that is done at home) · ms kerja rumah (work that is done at home) · fa-ira تَکْلیفِ مَدْرِسِه (work that is done at home)