study
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to study (third-person singular simple present studies, present participle studying, simple past and past participle studied)
- To acquire knowledge on a subject through concentration on prepared learning materials.
[edit] Usage notes
In English the word 'study' may refer to the general concept of studying (e.g. at a university) or to the process known as 'revision' in British-English (i.e. to study for an exam). These two meanings are often conveyed by different words in other languages (cf. 'studieren' and 'lernen' in German).
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to acquire knowledge
[edit] Noun
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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.
- An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique.
[edit] Hyponyms
- See also Wikisaurus:study
[edit] Translations
act of acquiring knowledge
room in a house
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artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate
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