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- pronunciation:
- stuh
di
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
studies, studying, studied |
| definition 1: |
When you study, you try to learn things. People usually study by reading, looking at things carefully, or listening to teachers.
Alicia's mom helped her study for a spelling quiz.I have to leave my older brother alone when he's studying.
- similar words:
- educate oneself, learn, read, school oneself
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| definition 2: |
When you study something, you look at it closely in order to learn things about it. When you study something, you might just look at it or watch it carefully with your eyes, but you might also read things about it, do experiments, take measurements, or listen to what other people say about it.
The researchers have been studying the disease for years, trying to find a cure.Michael caught a butterfly and studied it for a while. Then he let it go free.The chess player studied his opponent's moves.- synonyms:
- analyze, examine
- similar words:
- inspect, investigate, look over, read, review
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| definition 3: |
When you study a particular subject, you put in effort to learn many new things about it.
Jacob's dad studied art when he was in college. He wanted to be a painter then, but now he's an art teacher.- synonyms:
- take
- similar words:
- learn
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| related words: |
deliberate, evaluate, inquire, monitor, practice, puzzle, research, train |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
studies |
| definition 1: |
Study is the act or process of using your mind to learn.
Some things are easy to learn, but some things take a lot of study.- synonyms:
- education
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| definition 2: |
A study is an area of knowledge.
The study of medicine includes learning about the human body and how to treat injuries and illness.Mathematics is the study of numbers, amounts, and shapes.- synonyms:
- area, field, subject
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| definition 3: |
When you do a study of something, you take a very close look at it to understand it and learn about it. Scientists do studies to increase people's knowledge of things. Experiments and measurements are often a part of the studies that scientists do.
The professor's recent study of insect behavior discovered several surprising things.- synonyms:
- examination, investigation
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| definition 4: |
A study is a room in a home that is used for reading and studying.
The study is full of books, a large desk, and a comfortable chair. |
| related words: |
analysis, article, course, den, diagnosis, education, probe |
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