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homework

[ hohm-wurk ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.
paid work done at home, as piecework.
thorough preparatory study of a subject:
to do one's homework for the next committee meeting.

homework

/ ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk /

First recorded in 1675–85; home + work

“I can help my children with their homework and sometimes we text in English at my job,” Santos says.

Scheunemann, meanwhile, had no idea who Spencer was, and did some homework.

She jumped at the chance to watch RT, or jumped at the chance to skip calculus homework.

And we encourage parent-student “contracts,” for class attendance, homework submission and even extra-curriculum activities.

Adicéam did his homework, spending 50 days collecting pieces, many with unexpected stories behind them.

Much of this homework is done by a very bad light and the boy's eyes suffer much.

For homework we have prepared alphabets where the letters are printed in type-writing order.

His parents were always getting angry with him for losing his clothes, or his toys, or his homework.

Only at the time when he was going to Beauregard School, with his homework.

And once a week or twice a week she was sending her homework or something to him.

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