1. (noun)survey, study a detailed critical inspection
2. (noun)study, work applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
"mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study in interior design"
3. (noun)report, study, written report a written document describing the findings of some individual or group "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"
5. (noun)study a room used for reading and writing and studying "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"
6. (noun)discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick a branch of knowledge "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"
8. (noun)cogitation, study attentive consideration and meditation "after much cogitation he rejected the offer"
9. (noun)study someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)
"he is a quick study"
10. (noun)study a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique "a study in spiccato bowing"
11. (verb)analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
12. (verb)study be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
13. (verb)study, consider give careful consideration to
"consider the possibility of moving"
14. (verb)learn, study, read, take be a student of a certain subject "She is reading for the bar exam"
15. (verb)study, hit the books learn by reading books
"He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"
16. (verb)study, meditate, contemplate think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
"He is meditating in his study"
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