study

Noun

• a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique
  • a study in spiccato bowing
    

• someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)
  • he is a quick study
    

• attentive consideration and meditation
  • after much cogitation he rejected the offer
    

• preliminary drawing for later elaboration
  • he made several studies before starting to paint
    

• a branch of knowledge
  • in what discipline is his doctorate?
    
  • teachers should be well trained in their subject
    
  • anthropology is the study of human beings
    

• a room used for reading and writing and studying
  • he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study
    

• a state of deep mental absorption
  • she is in a deep study
    

• a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
  • this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale
    

• applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
  • mastering a second language requires a lot of work
    
  • no schools offer graduate study in interior design
    

• a detailed critical inspection

Verb

• think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
  • He is meditating in his study
    

• learn by reading books; I must hit the books now"
  • He is studying geology in his room
    
  • I have an exam next week
    

• be a student of a certain subject
  • She is reading for the bar exam
    

• give careful consideration to
  • consider the possibility of moving
    

• be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning

• consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
  • analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare
    
  • analyze the evidence in a criminal trial
    
  • analyze your real motives
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  cogitation , sketch , discipline , subject , subject area , subject field , field , field of study , bailiwick , report , written report , work , survey , meditate , contemplate , hit the books , learn , read , take , consider , analyze , analyse , examine , canvass , canvas