study
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Etymology [edit]
Middle English studie, from Old French estudier (Modern French étudier), from Latin studium.
In sense of private room, from Italian studiolo. Cognate to studio, also from Italian.
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
study (third-person singular simple present studies, present participle studying, simple past and past participle studied)
- (usually academic) To revise 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.
- (academic) To take a course or courses on a subject.
- I study medicine at the university.
- To acquire knowledge on a subject.
- Biologists study living things.
- To look at minutely.
- He studied the map in preparation for the hike.
Synonyms [edit]
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Translations [edit]
to revise materials
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to take a course
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to acquire knowledge
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look at minutely
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Noun [edit]
study (plural studies)
- (obsolete) A state of mental perplexity or worried thought.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book I.20:
- Thenne the kyng sat in a study and bad his men fetche his hors as faste as euer they myghte.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book I.20:
- (archaic) Thought, as directed to a specific purpose; one's concern.
- My study was to avoid disturbing her.
- Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.
- The study of languages is fascinating.
- The act of studying; examination.
- I made a careful study of his sister.
- 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.
- An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique.
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Coordinate terms [edit]
- (private male room): boudoir (female equivalent)
Hyponyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:study
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
mental effort to acquire knowledge
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examination — see examination
research study
room
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artwork
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Most common English words before 1923: equal · afternoon · picture · #869: study · father's · killed · marriage
