define homework mean

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Definition of homework noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

acquire/get/lack experience/training/(an) education
receive/provide somebody with training
develop/design/plan a curriculum/course/program/syllabus
give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar
hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop
moderate/lead/facilitate a discussion
sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons
go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school
be in the first, second, etc. grade (at school)
study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc.
finish/drop out of/quit school
graduate from high school/college
be the victim/target of bullying/teasing
skip/cut/ ( informal ) ditch class/school
cheat on an exam/a test
get/be given a detention (for doing something)
be expelled from/be suspended from school
do your homework/a project on something
work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/a paper
finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies
hand in/turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper
study/prepare/review/ ( informal ) cram for a test/an exam
take/ ( formal ) sit for a test/an exam
grade homework/a test
do well on/ ( informal ) ace a test/an exam
pass/fail/ ( informal ) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject
apply to/get into/go to/start college
leave/graduate from college (with a degree in computer science)/law school
study for/work towards a law degree/a degree in physics
major/minor in biology/philosophy
earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master's degree/a bachelor's degree/a Ph.D. in economics

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