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/ˈstʌd.i/
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/ˈstʌd.i/
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[ˈstʌɾ.i]
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/ˈstʊd.i/
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/(ɪ)ˈsʈəɖ.i/
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- South-Asia
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To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination.
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Students are expected to start studying for final exams in March.
I need to study my biology notes.
To take a course or courses on a subject.
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I study medicine at the university.
To acquire knowledge on a subject with the intention of applying it in practice.
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Biologists study living things.
In 2015, scientists found that 82 percent of glaciers studied in China had decreased in size.
To look at carefully and minutely.
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He studied the map in preparation for the hike.
To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.
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July 10, 1732, Jonathan Swift, letter to Mr. Gay and The Duchess of Queensberry I found a moral first, and studied for a fable.
There is no occasion to study attire so long as one is suitably clothed for the warm days of September.
To endeavor diligently; to be zealous.
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And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you […]
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Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.
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The study of languages is fascinating.
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During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant;[…].
Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace: the first apt to give stiffness, the other suppleness: one gives substance and form to the statue, the other polishes it.
He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record.
The act of studying or examining; examination.
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I made a careful study of his sister.
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Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis:[…]. The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a new study sheds light. The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom.
Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.
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The Holy Scriptures, especially the New Testament, are her daily study.
The proper study of mankind is man.
A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of household.
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Father spends all his time in the study poring over manuscripts.
his cheery little study
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I was asked round once for dinner, and my tongue was hanging out at the sheer scale of it – complete with three bathrooms, two studies, and a sauna.
An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique.
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a study of heads or of hands for a figure picture
The human face, bearing an expression which the observer finds amusingly typical of a particular emotion or state of mind.
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Geoffrey's face was a study.
Geoffrey's face was a study in amazement [or in bewilderment, irritation, distress etc.]
A piece for special practice; an etude.
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An academic publication.
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That new study on noncommutative symmetries looks promising.
One who commits a theatrical part to memory.
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An endgame problem composed for artistic merit, where one side is to play for a win or for a draw.
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A state of mental perplexity or worried thought.
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wel said the kynge thow mayst take myn hors by force but and I myȝte preue the whether thow were better on horsbak or I / wel said the knyght seke me here whan thow wolt and here nygh this wel thow shalt fynde me / and soo passyd on his weye / thenne the kyng sat in a study and bad his men fetche his hors as faste as euer they myghte
When they had stood for a while without speech, gazing over the sea, Gro spake and said, “Consider how as day now dieth in yonder chambers of the west, so hath the glory departed from Witchland.” ¶ But the Red Foliot answered him not, being in a study.
Thought, as directed to a specific purpose; one's concern.
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My study was to avoid disturbing her.
Just men they seemd, and all thir study bent / To worship God aright, and know his works.
Sostantivo
a detailed critical inspection
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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
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
a state of deep mental absorption
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she is in a deep study
a room used for reading and writing and studying
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he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study
a branch of knowledge
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in what discipline is his doctorate?
teachers should be well trained in their subject
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anthropology is the study of human beings
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
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he made several studies before starting to paint
attentive consideration and meditation
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after much cogitation he rejected the offer
someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)
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he is a quick study
a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique
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a study in spiccato bowing
Verbo
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
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analyze your real motives
be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
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give careful consideration to
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consider the possibility of moving
be a student of a certain subject
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She is reading for the bar exam
learn by reading books
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He is studying geology in his room
I have an exam next week: I must hit the books now
think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
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He is meditating in his study