- homework home·work n
- ['həumˌwɜːk]
Scol compiti mpl (per casa)
have you done your homework? — hai fatto i compiti?
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
homework home·work n
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homework — home|work S2 [ˈhəumwə:k US ˈhoumwə:rk] n [U] 1.) work that a student at school is asked to do at home →↑classwork do/start/finish your homework ▪ Fiona was lying on the floor doing her homework. biology/history/German etc homework ▪ I need to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
homework - housework — ◊ homework In British English, homework is work that pupils are given to do at home. You say that pupils do homework. You do not say that they make homework. He never did any homework. ◊ housework Housework is work such as cleaning or washing… … Useful english dictionary
homework — 1680s, work done at home, as opposed to work done in the shop or factory, from HOME (Cf. home) + WORK (Cf. work). In sense of lessons studied at home, it is attested from 1889 … Etymology dictionary
homework — home|work [ houm,wɜrk ] noun uncount * work that a teacher gives a student to do outside of class: Have the kids done their homework? We have two chapters to read for homework. do your homework to prepare for something by learning as much as you… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
homework — home•work [[t]ˈhoʊmˌwɜrk[/t]] n. 1) edu schoolwork assigned to be done outside the classroom 2) cvb thorough preparatory study of a subject: to do one s homework for the next committee meeting[/ex] • Etymology: 1675–85 … From formal English to slang
homework — /hohm werrk /, n. 1. schoolwork assigned to be done outside the classroom (distinguished from classwork). 2. paid work done at home, as piecework. 3. thorough preparatory study of a subject: to do one s homework for the next committee meeting.… … Universalium
Homework — Homework, or homework assignment, refers to tasks assigned to students by their teachers to be completed mostly outside of class, and derives its name from the fact that most students do the majority of such work at home. Common homework… … Wikipedia
homework — n. 1. preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home). Syn: prep, preparation. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Hence: [fig.] Studies or other preparatory work done prior to some activity; usually used of preparations for activities of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Home care — Home care, (commonly referred to as domiciliary care), is health care or supportive care provided in the patient s home by healthcare professionals (often referred to as home health care or formal care; in the United States, it is known as… … Wikipedia
homework — ► NOUN 1) school work that a pupil is required to do at home. 2) preparation for an event or situation. 3) paid work done in one s own home, especially piecework … English terms dictionary
homework — homework, homeworking A form of wage work undertaken by family members in their own homes, for large or small firms, usually on a piece rate basis. Not to be confused with school children s tasks set by the school to be undertaken at home, nor… … Dictionary of sociology
