study

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them,…

   To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination.

   • Students are expected to start studying for final exams in March.
   • I need to study my biology notes.
2. 2

   To take a course or courses on a subject.

   • I study medicine at the university.
3. 3

   To acquire knowledge on a subject with the intention of applying it in practice.

   • Biologists study living things.
   • In 2015, scientists found that 82 percent of glaciers studied in China had decreased in size.
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   1. 4

      To look at carefully and minutely.

      • He studied the map in preparation for the hike.
   2. 5

      To fix the mind closely upon a subject

      To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.

      • July 10, 1732, Jonathan Swift, letter to Mr. Gay and The Duchess of Queensberry I found a moral first, and studied for a fable.
   3. 6

      To endeavor diligently

      To endeavor diligently; to be zealous.

      • And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you […]
   4. 7

      Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.

      • The study of languages is fascinating.
      • Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace: the first apt to give stiffness, the other suppleness: one gives substance and form to the statue, the other polishes it.
   5. 8

      The act of studying or examining

      The act of studying or examining; examination.

      • I made a careful study of his sister.
   6. 9

      Any particular branch of learning that is studied

      Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.

      • The Holy Scriptures, especially the New Testament, are her daily study.
      • The proper study of mankind is man.
   7. 10

      A room in a house intended for reading and writing

      A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of household.

      • Father spends all his time in the study poring over manuscripts.
      • his cheery little study
      • I was asked round once for dinner, and my tongue was hanging out at the sheer scale of it – complete with three bathrooms, two studies, and a sauna.
   8. 11

      An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique.

      • a study of heads or of hands for a figure picture
   9. 12

      The human face, bearing an expression which the observer finds amusingly typical of a…

      The human face, bearing an expression which the observer finds amusingly typical of a particular emotion or state of mind.

      • Geoffrey's face was a study.
      • Geoffrey's face was a study in amazement [or in bewilderment, irritation, distress etc.]
   10. 13

       A piece for special practice

       A piece for special practice; an etude.

   11. 14

       An academic publication.

       • That new study on noncommutative symmetries looks promising.
   12. 15

       One who commits a theatrical part to memory.

   13. 16

       An endgame problem composed for artistic merit, where one side is to play for a win or…

       An endgame problem composed for artistic merit, where one side is to play for a win or for a draw.

   14. 17

       A state of mental perplexity or worried thought.

   15. 18

       Thought, as directed to a specific purpose

       Thought, as directed to a specific purpose; one's concern.

       • My study was to avoid disturbing her.
       • Just men they seemd, and all thir study bent / To worship God aright, and know his works.

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