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stud⋅y

  [stuhd-ee] noun, plural stud⋅ies, verb, stud⋅ied, stud⋅y⋅ing.
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–noun
1. application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection: long hours of study.
2. the cultivation of a particular branch of learning, science, or art: the study of law.
3. Often, studies. a personal effort to gain knowledge: to pursue one's studies.
4. something studied or to be studied: Balzac's study was human nature.
5. research or a detailed examination and analysis of a subject, phenomenon, etc.: She made a study of the transistor market for her firm.
6. a written account of such research, examination, or analysis: He published a study of Milton's poetry.
7. a well-defined, organized branch of learning or knowledge.
8. zealous endeavor or assiduous effort.
9. the object of such endeavor or effort.
10. deep thought, reverie, or a state of abstraction: He was lost in study and did not hear us come in.
11. a room, in a house or other building, set apart for private study, reading, writing, or the like.
12. Also called étude. Music. a composition that combines exercise in technique with a greater or lesser amount of artistic value.
13. Literature.
a. a literary composition executed for exercise or as an experiment in a particular method of treatment.
b. such a composition dealing in detail with a particular subject, as a single main character.
14. Art. something produced as an educational exercise, as a memorandum or record of observations or effects, or as a guide for a finished production: She made a quick pencil sketch of his hands as a study for the full portrait in oils.
15. a person, as an actor, considered in terms of his or her quickness or slowness in memorizing lines: a quick study.
–verb (used without object)
16. to apply oneself to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or practice.
17. to apply oneself; endeavor.
18. to think deeply, reflect, or consider.
19. to take a course of study, as at a college.
–verb (used with object)
20. to apply oneself to acquiring a knowledge of (a subject).
21. to examine or investigate carefully and in detail: to study the political situation.
22. to observe attentively; scrutinize: to study a person's face.
23. to read carefully or intently: to study a book.
24. to endeavor to learn or memorize, as a part in a play.
25. to consider, as something to be achieved or devised.
26. to think out, as the result of careful consideration or devising.
Origin:
1250–1300; (n.) ME studie < OF estudie < L studium, equiv. to stud(ēre) to be busy with, devote oneself to, concentrate on + -ium -ium; (v.) ME studien < OF estudier < ML studiāre, deriv. of studium

Related forms:
stud⋅i⋅a⋅ble, adjective
stud⋅i⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. inquiry, research, reading, thought, consideration. 7. subject, field, area. 11. library, den. 21. Study, consider, reflect, weigh imply fixing the mind upon something, generally doing so with a view to some decision or action. Study implies an attempt to obtain a grasp of something by methodical or exhaustive thought: to study a problem. To consider is to fix the thought upon something and give it close attention before making a decision concerning it, or beginning an action connected with it: to consider ways and means. Reflect implies looking back quietly over past experience and giving it consideration: to reflect on similar cases in the past. Weigh implies a deliberate and judicial estimate, as by a balance: to weigh a decision.
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stud·y   (stŭd'ē)   
n.   pl. stud·ies
    1. The act or process of studying.
    2. The pursuit of knowledge, as by reading, observation, or research.
    3. A work, such as a thesis, that results from studious endeavor.
    4. A literary work on a particular subject.
    5. A preliminary sketch, as for a work of art or literature.
  2. Attentive scrutiny.
  3. A branch of knowledge.
  4. studies A branch or department of learning: graduate studies.
    1. A work, such as a thesis, that results from studious endeavor.
    2. A literary work on a particular subject.
    3. A preliminary sketch, as for a work of art or literature.
  6. Music A composition intended as a technical exercise.
  7. A state of mental absorption: She is in a deep study.
  8. A room intended or equipped for studying or writing.
  9. One who memorizes something, especially a performer who memorizes a part: He is a quick study.
v.   stud·ied, stud·y·ing, stud·ies

v.   tr.
  1. To apply one's mind purposefully to the acquisition of knowledge or understanding of (a subject).
  2. To read carefully.
  3. To memorize.
  4. To take (a course) at a school.
  5. To inquire into; investigate.
  6. To examine closely; scrutinize.
  7. To give careful thought to; contemplate: study the next move.
v.   intr.
  1. To apply oneself to learning, especially by reading.
  2. To pursue a course of study.
  3. To ponder; reflect.

[Middle English studie, from Old French estudie, from Latin studium, from studēre, to study.]
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Study

Stud"y\, n.; pl. Studies. [OE. studie, L. studium, akin to studere to study; possibly akin to Gr. ? haste, zeal, ? to hasten; cf. OF. estudie, estude, F. ['e]tude. Cf. Etude, Student, Studio, Study, v. i.]

1. A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquiring knowledge.

Hammond . . . spent thirteen hours of the day in study. --Bp. Fell.

Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace. --Sir W. Temple.

2. Mental occupation; absorbed or thoughtful attention; meditation; contemplation.

Just men they seemed, and all their study bent To worship God aright, and know his works. --Milton.

3. Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.

The Holy Scriptures, especially the New Testament, are her daily study. --Law.

The proper study of mankind is man. --Pope.

4. A building or apartment devoted to study or to literary work. "His cheery little study." --Hawthorne.

5. (Fine Arts) A representation or rendering of any object or scene intended, not for exhibition as an original work of art, but for the information, instruction, or assistance of the maker; as, a study of heads or of hands for a figure picture.

6. (Mus.) A piece for special practice. See Etude.

Study

Stud"y\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Studied; p. pr. & vb. n. Studying.] [OE. studien, OF. estudier, F. ['e]tudier. See Study, n.]

1. To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder. --Chaucer.

I found a moral first, and then studied for a fable. --Swift.

2. To apply the mind to books or learning. --Shak.

3. To endeavor diligently; to be zealous. --1 Thes. iv. 11.

Study

Stud"y\, v. t. 1. To apply the mind to; to read and examine for the purpose of learning and understanding; as, to study law or theology; to study languages.

2. To consider attentively; to examine closely; as, to study the work of nature.

Study thyself; what rank or what degree The wise Creator has ordained for thee. --Dryden.

3. To form or arrange by previous thought; to con over, as in committing to memory; as, to study a speech.

4. To make an object of study; to aim at sedulously; to devote one's thoughts to; as, to study the welfare of others; to study variety in composition.

For their heart studieth destruction. --Prov. xxiv. 2.
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Language Translation for : study
Spanish: estudiar,
German: studieren,
Japanese: 学ぶ
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study  (v.)
c.1125, from O.Fr. estudier "to study" (Fr. étude), from M.L. studiare, from L. studium "study, application," originally "eagerness," from studere "to be diligent" ("to be pressing forward"), from PIE *(s)teu- "to push, stick, knock, beat" (see steep (adj.)). The noun meaning "application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge" is recorded from c.1300. Sense of "room furnished with books" is from 1303. Study hall is attested from 1891, originally a large common room in a college. Studious is attested from c.1382.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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study stud·y (stŭd'ē)
n.
Research, detailed examination, or analysis of an organism, object, or phenomenon. v. stud·ied, stud·y·ing, stud·ies
To research, examine, or analyze something.

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study

see brown study.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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