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Study

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Definitions for Study

noun
a detailed critical inspection
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noun
applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
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  1. mastering a second language requires a lot of work
  2. no schools offer graduate study in interior design
noun
a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
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report written report
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  1. this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale
noun
a state of deep mental absorption
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  1. she is in a deep study
noun
a room used for reading and writing and studying
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  1. he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study
noun
a branch of knowledge
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discipline subject subject area subject field field field of study bailiwick
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  1. in what discipline is his doctorate?
  2. teachers should be well trained in their subject
  3. anthropology is the study of human beings
noun
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
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  1. he made several studies before starting to paint
noun
attentive consideration and meditation
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  1. after much cogitation he rejected the offer
noun
someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)
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  1. he is a quick study
noun
a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique
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  1. a study in spiccato bowing
verb
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
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  1. analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare
  2. analyze the evidence in a criminal trial
  3. analyze your real motives
verb
be a student
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  1. follow a course of study
  2. be enrolled at an institute of learning
verb
give careful consideration to
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  1. consider the possibility of moving
verb
be a student of a certain subject
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  1. She is reading for the bar exam
verb
learn by reading books
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hit the books
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  1. He is studying geology in his room
  2. I have an exam next week
  3. I must hit the books now
verb
think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
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  1. He is meditating in his study

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