study

Verb

1. (intransitive, literary, transitive, usually) To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination.
2. (literary, transitive) To take a course or courses on a subject.
3. (transitive) To acquire knowledge on a subject with the intention of applying it in practice.
4. (transitive) To look at carefully and minutely.
5. (transitive) To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.
6. (intransitive) To endeavor diligently; to be zealous.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of studying or examining; examination.
3. (countable, uncountable) Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.
4. (countable, uncountable) A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of household.
5. (countable, uncountable) An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique.
6. (countable, uncountable) The human face, bearing an expression which the observer finds amusingly typical of a particular emotion or state of mind.
7. (countable, uncountable) A piece for special practice; an etude.
8. (countable, literary, uncountable) An academic publication.
9. (countable, uncountable) One who commits a theatrical part to memory.
10. (countable, uncountable) An endgame problem composed for artistic merit, where one side is to play for a win or for a draw.
11. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A state of mental perplexity or worried thought.
12. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Thought, as directed to a specific purpose; one's concern.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstʌdi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: studien

Cognate with Old English:

Inherited from Middle English: studie

In summary

From Middle English studien, from Old French estudier (Modern French étudier), from the noun estudie, borrowed from Latin studium. Displaced native Old English cneordlæcan.

Synonyms

learn

research

read

📖

examine

learning

investigate

investigation

survey

explore

consider

analysis

examination

analyze

search

ponder

meditate

contemplate

scrutinize

teach

exploration

sketch

inquiry

education

analyse

report

test

work

studying

inspection

reflect

canvass

peruse

think

🤔

cogitation

studies

schooling

inquire

reading

prospect

review

probe

go to school

perusal

office

🏢

weigh

take

deliberate

essay

subject

inspect

Translations

étudier

étude

studio

estudiar

studieren

studiare

estudio

estudar

studeren

Studium

untersuchen

Untersuchung

estudiar

erforschen

estudo

Sentences

Why Study Popular Culture ?

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