homework

/ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk//ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/

homework noun: exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.

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Noun

homework (usually uncountable, plural homeworks)

(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
1. (broadly, usually) Something which one is encouraged to learn or study on one's own.
  - The speaker had certainly done his homework before delivering the lecture.
  - 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
(archaic, literally, 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
(euphemistic, slang, 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
Synonyms:

sex, sex act, sexual act
(usually) Tasks assigned by a dominant for a submissive to perform when they are physically away from their dominant or otherwise free.

homework meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

homework in Hindi

work that is done at home: गृहकार्य gŕhkārya, होमवर्क homvark

homework in Tamil

work that is done at home: வீட்டுப்பாடம் vīṭṭuppāṭam

homework in Marathi

homework: गृहपाठ gruhpāṭh

homework in Urdu

work that is done at home: سَبَق sabaq, ہوم وَرْک hom vark

More languagesFewer languages

homework in Bengali: প্রস্তুতিপর্বের কাজ
homework in Malayalam: ഹോംവർക്ക് hōṁvaṟkkŭ
homework in Kannada: ಮನೆಗೆಲಸ
homework in Odia: ଗୃହକାର୍ୟ୍ୟ gruhakāryya
homework in Tagalog: takdang-aralin, homwork
homework in Arabic: وَاجِب wājib, وَاجِب مَنْزِلِيّ wājib manziliyy
homework in Malay: kerja rumah
homework in Indonesian: pekerjaan rumah
homework in Thai: การบ้าน gaan-bâan
homework in Vietnamese: bài tập, bài tập về nhà
homework in Myanmar: အိမ်စာ imca

Examples of homework in a sentence

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...
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:
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...

All 40 example sentences with homework

Synonyms of homework

Forms of homework

plural	homeworks

Plural of homework: homeworks

Origin of homework

From home + work.

Words formed from homework

Phrases with homework

1 more phrasesFewer phrases

marking one's own homework

Questions about homework

What does homework mean?: Homework means exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
What is homework in Hindi?: Homework in Hindi is गृहकार्य (gŕhkārya), होमवर्क (homvark). See Homework meaning in Hindi.
How do you use homework in a sentence?: Even 15-year-olds do no more than 30 minutes' homework a night.
What part of speech is homework?: Homework is a noun.
How do you pronounce homework?: Homework is pronounced /ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/ (UK).
What is the plural of homework?: The plural of homework is homeworks.

Words near homework in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: homework (page history and authors); गृहपाठ (Marathi) (page history and authors); homework (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ഹോംവർക്ക് (Malayalam) (page history and authors); homework (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ଗୃହକାର୍ୟ୍ୟ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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