study

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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

synonym study for study

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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studious, studly, stud poker, stud welding, studwork, study, study group, study hall, stuff, stuff and nonsense, stuffed

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How to use study in a sentence

Those studies are scheduled for completion over about the next year and a half.
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The study tallied activity in more than a dozen different cryptocurrencies.
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More recently, studies have reported on what the infection might do to the heart.
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That’s according to a new study published in Science Advances.
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The study, published Friday in the journal Environmental Research Letters, found this association in both rural counties in Louisiana and highly populated communities in New York.
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She completed a yoga teacher-training program and, in the spring of 2008, went on a retreat in Peru to study with shamans.
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In fact, in a recent study of their users internationally, it was the lowest priority for most.
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But in the case of black women, another study found no lack of interest.
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Indeed, study after study affirms the benefits of involved fatherhood for women and children.
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A recent U.S. study found men get a “daddy bonus” —employers seem to like men who have children and their salaries show it.
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"There's just one thing I'd like to ask, if you don't mind," said Cynthia, coming suddenly out of a brown study.
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His lordship retired shortly to his study, Hetton and Mr. Haggard betook themselves to the billiard-room.
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She began the study of drawing at the age of thirty, and her first attempt in oils was made seven years later.
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In practice we find a good deal of technical study comes into the college stage.
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Its backbone should be the study of biology and its substance should be the threshing out of the burning questions of our day.
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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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