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worksheet

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A sheet of paper or computerized document on which problems are worked out or solved and the answers are recorded.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: education

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ditto, ditto worksheet

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A sheet of paper listing work that is completed, to be completed or in progress.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sheet

3

verb

Meaning 3

To teach or assess by means of worksheets.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a sheet of paper with multiple columns; used by an accountant to assemble figures for financial statements

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sheet, piece of paper, sheet of paper

5

noun

Meaning 5

a piece of paper recording work planned or done on a project

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: written record, written account

History

Etymology

From work + sheet. First use appears c. 1823 in the publications of Isaac D'Israeli.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 工作表 (gōngzuòbiǎo) — sheet on which problems are worked out
  • Finnish: tehtäväpaperi — sheet on which problems are worked out
  • Finnish: tehtävämoniste — sheet on which problems are worked out
  • Finnish: tehtäväsivu — sheet on which problems are worked out
  • French: feuille de travail — sheet on which problems are worked out
  • German: Arbeitsblatt — sheet on which problems are worked out
  • Greek: φύλλο εργασίας (fýllo ergasías) — sheet on which problems are worked out
  • Hungarian: munkalap — sheet on which problems are worked out
  • Indonesian: lembar kerja — sheet on which problems are worked out
  • Indonesian: kertas kerja — sheet on which problems are worked out
  • Interlingua: folio de labor — sheet on which problems are worked out
  • Irish: bileog oibre — sheet on which problems are worked out
  • Irish: bileog shaothair — sheet on which problems are worked out
  • Italian: foglio di lavoro — sheet on which problems are worked out
  • Malay: lembaran kerja — sheet on which problems are worked out
  • Māori: raumahi — sheet on which problems are worked out
  • Polish: karta ćwiczeń — sheet on which problems are worked out
  • Russian: рабочий лист (rabočij list) — sheet on which problems are worked out
  • Spanish: hoja de trabajo — sheet on which problems are worked out
  • Thai: ตารางทําการ — sheet on which problems are worked out
  • Welsh: taflen waith — sheet on which problems are worked out