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to study

to study

1.0
To learn about a subject by reading or going to classes
  • verb
  • /ˈstʌdi/
translation icon : estudiar
  • She was going off to Brown to study semiotics.
  • students study
  • study abroad
  • study music

Let's all rush back to school, my friends, and study it some more.

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Examples

  • So as scientists, we like to study simple systems.

  • Not every girl is invited to study geopolitics at the university.

  • People come from all over the world to study there.

  • And they built it in order to study water flow in the Bay.

  • You stay home and help your brother study.

  • Where is the best coffee shop to study in all of Vancouver?

  • I study cases like this in my detective class that I'm taking.

  • So maybe we'd like to study protein structure.

  • Many students struggle with the overwhelming task of studying to pass the WAEC and NECO examinations.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Many students travel abroad to study medicine at prestigious universities.

Synonyms

to learn
vsto study
1.0

Get knowledge and skills in a subject by study or practice

focuses on planned gaining of knowledge through courses or reading
to read
vsto study
  • UK
143 6.0

To study a subject at university for a degree

is broader and not limited to university or exams
to hit the books
vsto study
  • Informal
12 3.9

To study hard, usually by reading books or notes

is general gaining of knowledge not necessarily intense or informal

Antonyms

1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

256 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

Compounds

36 3.8

A careful study of one person, group or situation for research and teaching

32 2.8

A group of people who meet regularly to learn and talk about school or course material

14 1.1

A time at school when students do homework quietly while a teacher watches

11 3.3

A person who learns new things quickly and easily

A subject of learning like biology or history

A set of classes in a subject that lead to a qualification or degree

double-blind study
  • Specialized
2 4.2

An experiment where neither participants nor researchers know who gets the real treatment or a fake one to avoid bias

2 3.2

A course you do at home instead of in a classroom

A system where students do paid part-time work and study to gain experience

1 3.1

A school activity where children look at plants and animals in nature

1 4.1

A careful check of a job to find faster, easier ways to do it

brown study
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A state of being deeply lost in thought

A course where a student does work on their own with a teacher's guidance outside regular classes

literary study
  • Literature
1 5.7

A university subject about books, poems, plays, and what they mean

motion study
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A careful look at how a job is done to find faster, easier steps

time and motion study
  • Specialized
5.5

A study that measures how long each part of a job takes to find a faster way

time study
  • Specialized
5.3

A careful measure of how long a task takes to find faster ways to do it

time-and-motion study
  • Specialized
6.0

People watch how workers do a job to find the fastest, easiest way to do it

time-motion study
  • Specialized
6.2

A careful timing of movements to find faster ways to do a job

slow study
  • Slur
7.2

A person who takes more time to learn new things than others

How Well

to master
191 4.1
to learn
1.0
to study
1.0
to read
1.0
to skim
1 2.7

Surface Forms

study infinitive
studied past
studied past participle
studying present participle
studies third person singular

Etymology

To study (to learn) comes from the Latin studēre 'to be eager' or 'to apply oneself'. So to study is to give your attention and effort to learning a subject.