study

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/ ˈstʌd i /

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noun, plural stud·ies.

application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection: long hours of study.

the cultivation of a particular branch of learning, science, or art: the study of law.

Often studies. a personal effort to gain knowledge: to pursue one's studies.

something studied or to be studied: Balzac's study was human nature.

research or a detailed examination and analysis of a subject, phenomenon, etc.: She made a study of the transistor market for her firm.

a written account of such research, examination, or analysis: He published a study of Milton's poetry.

a well-defined, organized branch of learning or knowledge.

zealous endeavor or assiduous effort.

the object of such endeavor or effort.

deep thought, reverie, or a state of abstraction: He was lost in study and did not hear us come in.

a room, in a house or other building, set apart for private study, reading, writing, or the like.

Also called étude. Music. a composition that combines exercise in technique with a greater or lesser amount of artistic value.

Literature.

a literary composition executed for exercise or as an experiment in a particular method of treatment.
such a composition dealing in detail with a particular subject, as a single main character.

Art. something produced as an educational exercise, as a memorandum or record of observations or effects, or as a guide for a finished production: She made a quick pencil sketch of his hands as a study for the full portrait in oils.

a person, as an actor, considered in terms of his or her quickness or slowness in memorizing lines: a quick study.

verb (used without object), stud·ied, stud·y·ing.

to apply oneself to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or practice.

to apply oneself; endeavor.

to think deeply, reflect, or consider.

to take a course of study, as at a college.

verb (used with object), stud·ied, stud·y·ing.

to apply oneself to acquiring a knowledge of (a subject).

to examine or investigate carefully and in detail: to study the political situation.

to observe attentively; scrutinize: to study a person's face.

to read carefully or intently: to study a book.

to endeavor to learn or memorize, as a part in a play.

to consider, as something to be achieved or devised.

to think out, as the result of careful consideration or devising.

OTHER WORDS FOR study

1 inquiry, research, reading, thought, consideration.

7 subject, field, area.

11 library, den.

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Origin of study

First recorded in 1250–1300; (noun) Middle English studie, from Old French estudie, from Latin studium, equivalent to stud(ēre) “to be busy with, devote oneself to, concentrate on” + -ium-ium; (verb) Middle English studien, from Old French estudier, from Medieval Latin studiāre, derivative of studium

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21. Study, consider, reflect, weigh imply fixing the mind upon something, generally doing so with a view to some decision or action. Study implies an attempt to obtain a grasp of something by methodical or exhaustive thought: to study a problem. To consider is to fix the thought upon something and give it close attention before making a decision concerning it, or beginning an action connected with it: to consider ways and means. Reflect implies looking back quietly over past experience and giving it consideration: to reflect on similar cases in the past. Weigh implies a deliberate and judicial estimate, as by a balance: to weigh a decision.

OTHER WORDS FROM study

stud·i·a·ble, adjectivestud·i·er, nounnon·stud·y, noun, plural non·stud·ies.outstudy, verb (used with object), out·stud·ied, out·stud·y·ing.

pre·stud·y, verb (used with object), pre·stud·ied, pre·stud·y·ing, noun, plural pre·stud·ies.re·stud·y, noun, plural re·stud·ies, verb, re·stud·ied, re·stud·y·ing.

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How to use study in a sentence

Other experts, however, argue that the study was conducted when there was relatively less community spread of the virus and that testing the participants’ antibodies cannot reliably measure whether they had the virus during the time of the study.
Inconclusive results, missing data: Experts push back on a study questioning the efficacy of masks|Meryl Kornfield|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
The animals feed on the leaves of five to seven different trees nightly, Dzulhelmi says based on his studies in Langkawi and Borneo.
On a cool night in Malaysia, scientists track mysterious colugos across the treetops|Yao-Hua Law|November 20, 2020|Science News
So much for all the preparation and study football coaches harp on as necessary to so much as kick off against a specific opponent.
College football has been battered by covid. What’s most startling is our acceptance.|Barry Svrluga|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
The study involved 560 adults, including 240 over the age of 70.
Oxford says COVID-19 vaccine has produced strong immune response ahead of late-stage trial results|kdunn6|November 19, 2020|Fortune

In some ways, Miguel is one of the lucky Guatemalan students at York because his father can support him financially, allowing him to take fewer or shorter shifts during the school year to focus on his studies and even play for the soccer team.
Inside the Lives of Immigrant Teens Working Dangerous Night Shifts in Suburban Factories|by Melissa Sanchez|November 19, 2020|ProPublica
She claimed to be a “studier of human body language,” and that she was watching Gordon as he spoke.
Meet The Husband and Wife Novelists Talking Israel to The Christian Right|Sarah Posner|June 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But he was also an archæologist, a naturalist, a studier of plants and animals.
Addresses & Papers / Collectanea|Peter Eade
We should be surprised now-a-days to hear a young lady announce herself as a studier of character.
A Book of Sibyls|Anne Thackeray (Mrs. Richmond Ritchie)
He was a great studier of set faces, and much affected with looking politic and big.
The Visions of Dom Francisco de Quevedo Villegas|Dom Francisco de Quevedo
James flourished nearly about the time of Chaucer and Gower, and was evidently an admirer and studier of their writings.
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.|Washington Irving
He was a great observer and studier of Character and a believer in human nature.
The Emigrant|Frederick William Thomas

British Dictionary definitions for study

study

/ (ˈstʌdɪ) /

verb studies, studying or studied

to apply the mind to the learning or understanding of (a subject), esp by readingto study languages; to study all night

(tr) to investigate or examine, as by observation, research, etcto study the effects of heat on metal

(tr) to look at minutely; scrutinize

(tr) to give much careful or critical thought to

to take a course in (a subject), as at a college

(tr) to try to memorizeto study a part for a play

(intr) to meditate or contemplate; reflect

noun plural studies

the act or process of studying
(as modifier)study group

a room used for studying, reading, writing, etc

(often plural) work relating to a particular disciplineenvironmental studies

an investigation and analysis of a subject, situation, etca study of transport provision in rural districts

a product of studying, such as a written paper or book

a drawing, sculpture, etc, executed for practice or in preparation for another work

a musical composition intended to develop one aspect of performing techniquea study in spiccato bowing

theatre a person who memorizes a part in the manner specifieda quick study

in a brown study in a reverie or daydream

Word Origin for study

C13: from Old French estudie, from Latin studium zeal, inclination, from studēre to be diligent

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