study
/ˈstʌd.i/ verb, noun
Forms studies studying studied studiest studieth
- verb (usually academic, transitive, intransitive) 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.”
- verb (academic, transitive) To take a course or courses on a subject. “I study medicine at the university.”
- verb (transitive) To acquire knowledge on a subject with the intention of applying it in practice. “Biologists study living things.”
- verb (transitive) To look at carefully and minutely. “He studied the map in preparation for the hike.”
- verb (transitive) To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.
- verb (archaic, intransitive) To endeavor diligently; to be zealous.
- noun Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning. “The study of languages is fascinating.”
- noun The act of studying or examining; examination. “I made a careful study of his sister.”
- noun Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.
- noun 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.”
- noun An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique.
- noun 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.”
- noun (music) A piece for special practice; an etude.
- noun (academic) An academic publication. “That new study on noncommutative symmetries looks promising.”
Synonyms
con elucubrate research revise sot home office cabinet closet inquiry investigation exploration survey work report written report discipline subject subject area subject field field field of study bailiwick sketch cogitation analyze analyse examine canvass canvas consider
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English studien, from Old French estudier (Modern French étudier), from estudie (noun), borrowed from Latin studium. Displaced Old English cneordlæcan.
Inherited from Middle English studie, from Old French estudie (Modern French étude), borrowed from Latin studium (“zeal, dedication, study”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- (“to push, to hit”). Doublet of etude and studio.
Webster’s 1913
- noun 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.
- noun Mental occupation; absorbed or thoughtful attention; meditation; contemplation.
- verb To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder. Chaucer.
- verb To apply the mind to books or learning. Shak.
Etymology [OE. studie, L. studium, akin to studere to study; possibly akin to Gr. estudie, estude, F. étude. Cf. Etude, Student, Studio, Study, v. i.]
Etymology [OE. studien, OF. estudier, F. étudier. See Study, n.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “study”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details