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Verb

Infinitive to study

Third person singular studies

Simple past studied

Past participle studied

Present participle studying

to study (third-person singular simple present studies, present participle studying, simple past and past participle studied)

  1. To acquire knowledge on a subject through concentration on prepared learning materials.

Usage notes

In English the word 'study' may refer to the general concept of studying (e.g. at a university) or to the process known as 'revision' in British-English (i.e. to study for an exam). These two meanings are often conveyed by different words in other languages (cf. 'studieren' and 'lernen' in German).

Noun

Singular study

Plural studies

study (plural studies)

  1. (obsolete) A state of mental perplexity or worried thought.
    • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book I.20:
      Thenne the kyng sat in a study and bad his men fetche his hors as faste as euer they myghte.
  2. (archaic) Thought, as directed to a specific purpose; one's concern.
    My study was to avoid disturbing her.
  3. Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.
    The study of languages is fascinating.
  4. The act of studying; examination.
    I made a careful study of his sister.
  5. A room in a house intended for reading and writing.
  6. An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique.

Hyponyms

Translations

act of acquiring knowledge
  • Kurdish:
    Sorani:سه‌عی ku(ku) (sa`ee)
  • Lithuanian: studijos lt(lt) f.
  • Russian: изучение ru(ru) (izučénije) n., исследование ru(ru) (issl'édovanije) n.
  • Spanish: estudio es(es) m.
  • Telugu: చదువు (chaduvu)
  • Welsh: astudiaeth cy(cy) f.
room in a house
artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate
  • Finnish: tutkielma, etydi (in music)
  • French: étude fr(fr) f.
  • German: Studie de(de) f.
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