noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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