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- [hohm-wurk]
- /ˈhoʊmˌwɜrk/
- /ˈhəʊmwɜːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hohm-wurk]
- /ˈhoʊmˌwɜrk/
Definitions of homework word
- noun homework schoolwork assigned to be done outside the classroom (distinguished from classwork). 1
- noun homework paid work done at home, as piecework. 1
- noun homework thorough preparatory study of a subject: to do one's homework for the next committee meeting. 1
- noun homework Schoolwork that a student is required to do at home. 1
- noun homework school work 1
- noun homework preparation 1
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Origin of homework
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1675-85; home + work
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Homework
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
homework popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
homework usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for homework
noun homework
- duty — something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation.
- chore — A chore is a task that you must do but that you find unpleasant or boring.
- appointment — The appointment of a person to a particular job is the choice of that person to do it.
- practice — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
- job — the central figure in an Old Testament parable of the righteous sufferer.
Antonyms for homework
noun homework
- unemployment — the state of being unemployed, especially involuntarily: Automation poses a threat of unemployment for many unskilled workers.
- keeping — board and lodging; subsistence; support: to work for one's keep.
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
- inaction — absence of action; idleness.
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See also
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