homework
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/ · UK /ˈhəʊmwɜːk/
homework means: Work a teacher gives students to do outside their lessons, usually at home.
noun
Work a teacher gives students to do outside their lessons, usually at home.
- I do my homework after dinner.
- Our teacher gave us some difficult homework.
- Have you finished your homework yet?
Research you do to prepare for a decision, meeting, or other activity.
- Do your homework before buying a car.
- She had done her homework on the local market.
- Their questions showed they had done plenty of homework.
Something you are encouraged to study or learn by yourself.
- The workshop leader gave us some reading homework.
- Learning these names is your homework for next week.
- Her homework was to study the new safety rules.
Questions about homework
What does homework mean?
Work a teacher gives students to do outside their lessons, usually at home.
What is homework in other languages?
Türkçe: ev ödevi · Español: deberes · Français: devoirs · Deutsch: Hausaufgaben · Italiano: compiti · 日本語: 宿題
How do you pronounce homework?
In American English /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/; in British English /ˈhəʊmwɜːk/.
How do you use homework in a sentence?
I do my homework after dinner. Our teacher gave us some difficult homework.
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