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