Definition of study

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Definition of study

  • a branch of knowledge (noun)

    Examples

    1. anthropology is the study of human beings

    Synonyms

    1. bailiwick
    2. discipline
    3. field
    4. field of study
    5. subject
    6. subject area
    7. subject field
  • give careful consideration to (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. consider
  • applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading) (noun)

    Examples

    1. no schools offer graduate study in interior design

    Synonyms

    1. work
  • attentive consideration and meditation (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. cogitation
  • preliminary drawing for later elaboration (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. sketch
  • think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes (verb)

    Examples

    1. He is meditating in his study

    Synonyms

    1. contemplate
    2. meditate
  • learn by reading books (verb)

    Examples

    1. He is studying geology in his room

    Synonyms

    1. hit the books
  • a detailed critical inspection (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. survey
  • a written document describing the findings of some individual or group (noun)

    Examples

    1. this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale

    Synonyms

    1. report
    2. written report
  • be a student of a certain subject (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. learn
    2. read
    3. take
  • consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. analyse
    2. analyze
    3. canvass
    4. examine
  • a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique (noun)

    Examples

    1. a study in spiccato bowing
  • a room used for reading and writing and studying (noun)

    Examples

    1. he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study
  • a state of deep mental absorption (noun)

    Examples

    1. she is in a deep study
  • be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning (verb)
  • someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play) (noun)

    Examples

    1. he is a quick study

See definition of study in Merriam Webster