STUDY

survey, study

(noun) a detailed critical inspection

sketch, study

(noun) preliminary drawing for later elaboration; “he made several studies before starting to paint”

study

(noun) a room used for reading and writing and studying; “he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study”

study

(noun) a state of deep mental absorption; “she is in a deep study”

study, work

(noun) 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”

cogitation, study

(noun) attentive consideration and meditation; “after much cogitation he rejected the offer”

discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick

(noun) 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”

study

(noun) a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer’s technique; “a study in spiccato bowing”

report, study, written report

(noun) a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; “this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale”

study

(noun) someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play); “he is a quick study”

learn, study, read, take

(verb) be a student of a certain subject; “She is reading for the bar exam”

study, hit the books

(verb) learn by reading books; “He is studying geology in his room”; “I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now”

study

(verb) be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning

analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass

(verb) 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”

study, meditate, contemplate

(verb) think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; “He is meditating in his study”

study, consider

(verb) give careful consideration to; “consider the possibility of moving”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

study (third-person singular simple present studies, present participle studying, simple past and past participle studied)

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

(academic) To take a course or courses on a subject.

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

To look at minutely.

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

To endeavor diligently; to be zealous.

Synonyms

• con

• elucubrate

• research

• revise

• swot

Etymology 2

Noun

study (countable and uncountable, plural studies)

Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.

The act of studying or examining; examination.

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

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

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

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

(music) A piece for special practice; an étude.

(academic) An academic publication.

One who commits a theatrical part to memory.

(obsolete) A state of mental perplexity or worried thought.

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

Synonyms

• (private male room): cabinet, closet (archaic)

Hyponyms

• See also study

Coordinate terms

• (private male room): boudoir (female equivalent)

Anagrams

• Dusty, Dutys, dusty

Source: Wiktionary

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Stud"y, n.; pl. Studies. Etym: [OE. studie, L. studium, akin to studere to study; possibly akin to Gr. estudie, estude, F. étude. Cf. Etude, Student, Studio, Study, v. i.]

1. A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquiring knowledge. Hammond . . . spent thirteen hours of the day in study. Bp. Fell. Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace. Sir W. Temple.

2. Mental occupation; absorbed or thoughtful attention; meditation; contemplation. Just men they seemed, and all their study bent To worship God aright, and know his works. Milton.

3. Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration. The Holy Scriptures, especially the New Testament, are her daily study. Law. The proper study of mankind is man. Pope.

4. A building or apartment devoted to study or to literary work. "His cheery little study." Hawthorne.

5. (Fine Arts)

Definition: A representation or rendering of any object or scene intended, not for exhibition as an original work of art, but for the information, instruction, or assistance of the maker; as, a study of heads or of hands for a figure picture.

6. (Mus.)

Definition: A piece for special practice. See Etude.

Stud"y, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Studied; p. pr. & vb. n. Studying.] Etym: [OE. studien, OF. estudier, F. étudier. See Study, n.]

1. To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder. Chaucer. I found a moral first, and then studied for a fable. Swift.

2. To apply the mind to books or learning. Shak.

3. To endeavor diligently; to be zealous. 1 Thes. iv. 11.

Stud"y, v. t.

1. To apply the mind to; to read and examine for the purpose of learning and understanding; as, to study law or theology; to study languages.

2. To consider attentively; to examine closely; as, to study the work of nature. Study thyself; what rank or what degree The wise Creator has ordained for thee. Dryden.

3. To form or arrange by previous thought; to con over, as in committing to memory; as, to study a speech.

4. To make an object of study; to aim at sedulously; to devote one's thoughts to; as, to study the welfare of others; to study variety in composition. For their heart studieth destruction. Prov. xxiv. 2.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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