Homework — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈoʊmwɜːk/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɛksɐktˌiːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɛksɐktˌiːn/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈoʊmwɜːk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

preparation prep

Word Forms

prepare

verb

undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hausaufgaben

schulvorbereitende Arbeiten außerhalb der Schule (insbesondere zu Hause)

🇫🇷French

devoirs

travaux préparatoires scolaires effectués en dehors de l'école (notamment à la maison)

🇪🇸Spanish

tarea

Trabajo escolar preparatorio realizado fuera de la escuela (especialmente en casa).

🇮🇹Italian

compiti a casa

lavoro scolastico preparatorio svolto fuori dalla scuola (soprattutto a casa)

🇳🇱Dutch

huiswerk

voorbereidend schoolwerk buiten school (vooral thuis)

🇵🇹Portuguese

trabalho de casa

trabalho escolar preparatório feito fora da escola (especialmente em casa)

🇷🇺Russian

домашнее задание

подготовительная школьная работа, выполняемая вне школы (особенно дома)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गृहकार्य

स्कूल की तैयारी का काम स्कूल के बाहर (विशेषकर घर पर) किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বাড়ির কাজ

স্কুলের বাইরে স্কুলের প্রস্তুতিমূলক কাজ (বিশেষ করে বাড়িতে)

🇮🇳Tamil

வீட்டுப்பாடம்

பள்ளிக்கு வெளியே செய்யப்படும் ஆயத்தப் பள்ளி வேலை (குறிப்பாக வீட்டில்)

🇮🇳Telugu

హోంవర్క్

సన్నాహక పాఠశాల పని పాఠశాల వెలుపల (ముఖ్యంగా ఇంట్లో)

🇮🇳Marathi

गृहपाठ

शाळेच्या बाहेर (विशेषतः घरी) केले जाणारे पूर्वतयारी शाळेचे काम

🇮🇳Gujarati

હોમવર્ક

શાળાની બહાર શાળાનું પ્રારંભિક કાર્ય (ખાસ કરીને ઘરે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮನೆಕೆಲಸ

ಪೂರ್ವಸಿದ್ಧತಾ ಶಾಲೆಯ ಕೆಲಸ ಶಾಲೆಯ ಹೊರಗೆ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹോം വർക്ക്

സ്കൂളിന് പുറത്ത് (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് വീട്ടിൽ) ചെയ്യുന്ന പ്രിപ്പറേറ്ററി സ്കൂൾ ജോലി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੋਮਵਰਕ

ਸਕੂਲ ਦੇ ਬਾਹਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਤਿਆਰੀ ਸਕੂਲ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ (ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਘਰ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ہوم ورک

اسکول سے باہر کیا جانے والا ابتدائی اسکول کا کام (خاص طور پر گھر پر)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

家庭作业

在校外完成的预备学校工作（尤其是在家里）

🇯🇵Japanese

宿題

学校の外（特に自宅）で行われる予備校の勉強

🇰🇷Korean

숙제

학교 밖에서(특히 집에서) 수행되는 학교 준비 작업

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bài tập về nhà

công việc chuẩn bị ở trường được thực hiện bên ngoài trường học (đặc biệt là ở nhà)

🇹🇭Thai

การบ้าน

งานโรงเรียนเตรียมอุดมศึกษาที่ทำนอกโรงเรียน (โดยเฉพาะที่บ้าน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pekerjaan rumah

pekerjaan persiapan sekolah yang dilakukan di luar sekolah (terutama di rumah)

🇵🇭Filipino

takdang-aralin

paghahanda sa gawain sa paaralan na ginagawa sa labas ng paaralan (lalo na sa bahay)

🇲🇾Malay

kerja rumah

kerja persediaan sekolah yang dilakukan di luar sekolah (terutama di rumah)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العمل في المنزل

العمل في المدرسة الإعدادية يتم خارج المدرسة (خاصة في المنزل)

🇮🇷Persian

مشق شب

کارهای مقدماتی مدرسه خارج از مدرسه (به ویژه در خانه)

🇹🇷Turkish

Ev ödevi

Okul dışında (özellikle evde) yapılan hazırlık okulu çalışmaları

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׁעוּרֵי בַּיִת

עבודת הכנה לבית הספר הנעשית מחוץ לבית הספר (במיוחד בבית)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'homework'?

The primary meaning of 'homework' is 'preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'homework' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'homework' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'homework' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'homework' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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