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STUDY
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Irregular inflected form: studied
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A detailed critical inspection
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("study" is a kind of...):
examination; scrutiny (the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "study"):
resurvey (a new survey or study)
Derivation:
study (consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning)
study (give careful consideration to)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Preliminary drawing for later elaboration
Example:
he made several studies before starting to paint
Synonyms:
sketch; study
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("study" is a kind of...):
drawing (a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "study"):
design (a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something)
draft; rough drawing (a preliminary sketch of a design or picture)
vignette (a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books))
Sense 3
Meaning:
A room used for reading and writing and studying
Example:
he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("study" is a kind of...):
room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)
Holonyms ("study" is a part of...):
house (a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A state of deep mental absorption
Example:
she is in a deep study
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("study" is a kind of...):
absorption; concentration; engrossment; immersion (complete attention; intense mental effort)
Derivation:
study (think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
Example:
no schools offer graduate study in interior design
Synonyms:
study; work
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("study" is a kind of...):
acquisition; learning (the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge)
Derivation:
studious (characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading)
study (be a student of a certain subject)
study (learn by reading books)
study (be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Attentive consideration and meditation
Example:
after much cogitation he rejected the offer
Synonyms:
cogitation; study
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("study" is a kind of...):
contemplation; musing; reflection; reflexion; rumination; thoughtfulness (a calm, lengthy, intent consideration)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "study"):
lucubration (laborious cogitation)
Derivation:
study (think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes)
study (give careful consideration to)
Sense 7
Meaning:
A branch of knowledge
Example:
anthropology is the study of human beings
Synonyms:
bailiwick; discipline; field; field of study; study; subject; subject area; subject field
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("study" is a kind of...):
domain; knowledge base; knowledge domain (the content of a particular field of knowledge)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "study"):
theogony (the study of the origins and genealogy of the gods)
protology (the study of origins and first things)
numerology (the study of the supposed occult influence of numbers on human affairs)
graphology (the study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the writer's character or disposition))
escapology (the study of methods of escaping (especially as a form of entertainment))
military science (the discipline dealing with the principles of warfare)
divinity; theology (the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth)
arts; humanistic discipline; humanities; liberal arts (studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills))
futuristics; futurology (the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions)
applied science; engineering; engineering science; technology (the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems)
landscape architecture (the art, planning, design, management, preservation and rehabilitation of the land and the design of large man-made constructs)
architecture (the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings)
science; scientific discipline (a particular branch of scientific knowledge)
ology (an informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge)
bibliotics (the scientific study of documents and handwriting etc. especially to determine authorship or authenticity)
allometry (the study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole)
genealogy (the study or investigation of ancestry and family history)
frontier (an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development)
major (the principal field of study of a student at a university)
communication theory; communications (the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.))
occultism (the study of the supernatural)
Derivation:
study (be a student of a certain subject)
study (be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning)
Sense 8
Meaning:
A composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique
Example:
a study in spiccato bowing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("study" is a kind of...):
composition; musical composition; opus; piece; piece of music (a musical work that has been created)
Sense 9
Meaning:
A written document describing the findings of some individual or group
Example:
this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale
Synonyms:
report; study; written report
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("study" is a kind of...):
document; papers; written document (writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "study"):
medical report (a report of the results of a medical examination of a patient)
position paper (a report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy)
progress report (a report of work accomplished during a specified time period)
green paper (a preliminary report of government proposals that is published in order to stimulate discussion)
blue book (a report published by the British government; bound in blue)
white book; white paper (a government report; bound in white)
case study (a careful study of some social unit (as a corporation or division within a corporation) that attempts to determine what factors led to its success or failure)
assay (a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance)
Sense 10
Meaning:
Someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)
Example:
he is a quick study
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("study" is a kind of...):
memoriser; memorizer (a person who learns by rote)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they study ... he / she / it studies
Past simple: studied
Past participle: studied
-ing form: studying
Sense 1
Meaning:
Be a student of a certain subject
Example:
She is reading for the bar exam
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "study"):
audit (attend academic courses without getting credit)
prepare; train (undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession)
drill; exercise; practice; practise (learn by repetition)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
studying (reading carefully with intent to remember)
study (a branch of knowledge)
study (applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Learn by reading books
Example:
I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now
Synonyms:
hit the books; study
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "study" is one way to...):
acquire; larn; learn (gain knowledge or skills)
"Study" entails doing...:
read (interpret something that is written or printed)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "study"):
con; learn; memorise; memorize (commit to memory; learn by heart)
bone; bone up; cram; drum; get up; grind away; mug up; swot; swot up (study intensively, as before an exam)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
study (applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading))
studying (reading carefully with intent to remember)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "study"):
minor (have as one's secondary field of study)
major (have as one's principal field of study)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
student (a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution)
study (applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading))
study (a branch of knowledge)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
Example:
analyze your real motives
Synonyms:
analyse; analyze; canvass; examine; study
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "study"):
consider; look at; view (look at carefully; study mentally)
sieve; sift (check and sort carefully)
investigate; look into (investigate scientifically)
follow; trace (follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something)
screen (examine methodically)
audit; inspect; scrutinise; scrutinize (examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification)
reexamine; review (look at again; examine again)
assay (analyze (chemical substances))
check; check into; check out; check over; check up on; go over; look into; suss out (examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition)
compare (examine and note the similarities or differences of)
survey (make a survey of; for statistical purposes)
appraise; survey (consider in a comprehensive way)
diagnose (subject to a medical analysis)
diagnose; name (determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis)
anatomize (analyze down to the smallest detail)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue study the movie
Derivation:
study (a detailed critical inspection)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
Example:
He is meditating in his study
Synonyms:
contemplate; meditate; study
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "study" is one way to...):
cerebrate; cogitate; think (use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
study (a state of deep mental absorption)
study (attentive consideration and meditation)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Give careful consideration to
Example:
consider the possibility of moving
Synonyms:
consider; study
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "study" is one way to...):
chew over; contemplate; excogitate; meditate; mull; mull over; muse; ponder; reflect; ruminate; speculate; think over (reflect deeply on a subject)
Verb group:
consider; debate; deliberate; moot; turn over (think about carefully; weigh)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "study"):
factor; factor in; factor out (consider as relevant when making a decision)
compare; equate; liken (consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Derivation:
study (a detailed critical inspection)
study (attentive consideration and meditation)
Context examples:
A form of the natural substance carnitine that is being studied as a way to prevent tissue damage caused by chemotherapy.
(acetyl-L-carnitine, NCI Dictionary)
He sprang away from it, and from a distance studied it suspiciously.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
It is being studied in the United States and Canada in the prevention of lung cancer in people who used to smoke.
(ACAPHA, NCI Dictionary)
The process of obtaining subjects for a study.
(Accrual, NCI Thesaurus)
The Doctor was engaged with someone in his study; but the visitor would be gone directly, Mrs. Strong said, and begged us to remain and see him.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
“But I have studied the place for myself,” continued Mr. Enfield.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
The ninth house rules the knowledge you take in through study and international travel.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Is Teddy studying so hard that he can't find time to write to his friends?
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
I've got to study by myself, I guess, an' what I want to know is where to begin.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
While such studies can find associations, they can’t prove the effects of a particular food.
(Can Chocolate Really Be Good for You?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
