| study | |
| 1. v. (usually academic) 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. v. (academic) To take a course or courses on a subject. | |
| I study medicine at the university. | |
| 3. v. 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. | |
| 4. v. To look at minutely. | |
| He studied the map in preparation for the hike. | |
| 5. v. To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder. | |
| 6. v. To endeavor diligently; to be zealous. | |
| 7. n. (obsolete) A state of mental perplexity or worried thought. | |
| 8. n. (archaic) Thought, as directed to a specific purpose; one's concern. | |
| My study was to avoid disturbing her. | |
| 9. n. Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning. | |
| The study of languages is fascinating. | |
| 10. n. The act of studying or examining; examination. | |
| I made a careful study of his sister. | |
| 11. n. Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration. | |
| 12. n. 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. | |
| 13. n. An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique. | |
| a study of heads or of hands for a figure picture | |
| 14. n. (of 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. | |
| 15. n. (music) A piece for special practice; an étude. | |
| 16. n. (academic) A publication. | |
| That new study on noncommutative symmetries looks promising. | |
