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doing one's homework

doing one's homework is the present participle and gerund of do one's homework.

Meaning of do one's homework

Verb

do one's homework (third-person singular simple present does one's homework, present participle doing one's homework, simple past did one's homework, past participle done one's homework)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, past) To prepare oneself with the relevant knowledge; to carry out the necessary research in advance.
    • As the hearing went on, Harradence impressed me. When the judge asked for his comment on an issue, Harradence had clearly done his homework and was never taken by surprise.2009, Colin Thatcher, Final Appeal: Anatomy of a Frame
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see do, homework.

Questions about doing one's homework

What is doing one's homework the present participle and gerund of?
Doing one's homework is the present participle and gerund of do one's homework.

Words near doing one's homework in the dictionary

  1. doing one's damnedest
  2. doing one's darnedest
  3. doing one's duty
  4. doing one's ease
  5. doing one's easement
  6. doing one's homework
  7. doing one's job
  8. doing one's own thing
  9. doing one's own time
  10. doing one's part
  11. doing one's stuff

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