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homework
[hohm-wurk]
noun
schoolwork assigned to be done outside the classroom (distinguished from classwork ).
a single assignment of such schoolwork: Homeworks are due at the beginning of class.
thorough preparatory study of a subject.
to do one's homework for the next committee meeting.
homework
/ ˈəʊˌɜː /
noun
school work done out of lessons, esp at home
any preparatory study
work done at home for pay
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
The real homework is the labor that we do when we spend our whole lives wondering.
I knew she was going to do her homework.
"Blaming the weather for the highest ever crossing numbers so far this year is the border security equivalent of a lazy student claiming 'the dog ate my homework'."
But we realized so many of the “prestige” serialized shows felt like homework: too much backstory, too many episodes you had to absorb to be up to date.
The family moved to Manchester before returning to a flat on London's Park Lane - where the traffic noise was so bad that he struggled to do his homework.
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