Study
WordNet
noun
(1) A detailed critical inspection
(2) Preliminary drawing for later elaboration
"He made several studies before starting to paint"
(3) A room used for reading and writing and studying
"He knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"
(4) A state of deep mental absorption
"She is in a deep study"
(5) Applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
"Mastering a second language requires a lot of work"
"No schools offer graduate study in interior design"
(6) Attentive consideration and meditation
"After much cogitation he rejected the offer"
(7) A branch of knowledge
"In what discipline is his doctorate?"
"Teachers should be well trained in their subject"
"Anthropology is the study of human beings"
(8) A composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique
"A study in spiccato bowing"
(9) A written document describing the findings of some individual or group
"This accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"
(10) Someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)
"He is a quick study"
verb
(11) Be a student of a certain subject
"She is reading for the bar exam"
(12) Learn by reading books
"He is studying geology in his room"
"I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"
(13) Be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
(14) Consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
"Analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"
"Analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"
"Analyze your real motives"
(15) Think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
"He is meditating in his study"
(16) Give careful consideration to
"Consider the possibility of moving"
WiktionaryText
Verb
- To acquire knowledge on a subject through concentration on prepared learning materials.
Usage notes
In English the word 'study' may refer to the general concept of studying (e.g. at a university) or to the process known as 'revision' in British-English (i.e. to study for an exam). These two meanings are often conveyed by different words in other languages (cf. 'studieren' and 'lernen' in German).
Noun
- A state of mental perplexity or worried thought.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book I.20:
- Thenne the kyng sat in a study and bad his men fetche his hors as faste as euer they myghte.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book I.20:
- Thought, as directed to a specific purpose; one's concern.
- My study was to avoid disturbing her.
- Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.
- The study of languages is fascinating.
- The act of studying; examination.
- I made a careful study of his sister.
- A room in a house intended for reading and writing.
- An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique.