study

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Synonyms: sturdy, stud, studly, studs, sludy, studt, stude, studi, stody, tudy, stdy

Antonyms: sturdy, stud, studly, studs, sludy, studt, stude, studi, stody, tudy, stdy

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Verb

1. 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. To take a course or courses on a subject.
   • I study medicine at the university.
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.
4. To look at carefully and minutely.
   • He studied the map in preparation for the hike.
5. To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.
6. To endeavor diligently; to be zealous.

Noun

1. Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.
   • The study of languages is fascinating.
2. The act of studying or examining; examination.
   • I made a careful study of his sister.
3. Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.
4. 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.
5. An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique.
   • a study of heads or of hands for a figure picture
6. 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
7. A piece for special practice; an etude.
8. An academic publication.
   • That new study on noncommutative symmetries looks promising.
9. One who commits a theatrical part to memory.
10. An endgame problem composed for artistic merit, where one side is to play for a win or for a draw.
11. A state of mental perplexity or worried thought.
12. Thought, as directed to a specific purpose; one's concern.
    • My study was to avoid disturbing her.

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