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English to English noun
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a detailed critical inspection |  | source: wordnet30
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applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading) | | Example: 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 | | Example: this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale
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a state of deep mental absorption | | Example: she is in a deep study
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a room used for reading and writing and studying | | Example: he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study
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a branch of knowledge | | Example: in what discipline is his doctorate?
teachers should be well trained in their subject
anthropology is the study of human beings
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preliminary drawing for later elaboration | | Example: he made several studies before starting to paint
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attentive consideration and meditation | | Example: 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) | | Example: he is a quick study
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a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique | | Example: a study in spiccato bowing
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A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquiring knowledge. | | source: webster1913 verb
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consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning | | Example: analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare
analyze the evidence in a criminal trial
analyze your real motives
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be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning | | source: wordnet30
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give careful consideration to | | Example: consider the possibility of moving
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be a student of a certain subject | | Example: She is reading for the bar exam
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learn by reading books | | Example: He is studying geology in his room
I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now
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think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes | | Example: He is meditating in his study
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To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder. | | source: webster1913
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To apply the mind to; to read and examine for the purpose of learning and understanding; as, to study law or theology; to study languages. | | source: webster1913
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