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US
/ˈstədi/
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[ UK /stˈʌdi/ ]
[ UK /stˈʌdi/ ]
NOUN
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a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale - a detailed critical inspection
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someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)
he is a quick study -
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
he made several studies before starting to paint -
a state of deep mental absorption
she is in a deep study -
a room used for reading and writing and studying
he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study -
a branch of knowledge
anthropology is the study of human beings
in what discipline is his doctorate?
teachers should be well trained in their subject -
a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique
a study in spiccato bowing -
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 -
attentive consideration and meditation
after much cogitation he rejected the offer
VERB
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think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
He is meditating in his study -
learn by reading books
I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now
He is studying geology in his room -
give careful consideration to
consider the possibility of moving - be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
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consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
analyze the evidence in a criminal trial
analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare
analyze your real motives -
be a student of a certain subject
She is reading for the bar exam
How To Use study In A Sentence
- People at MSFC have told me over drinks that this study concluded that EELV are human ratable but they were going to do what Griffin wanted. Obama Policies on Transparency, Openness, and Participation - and NASA - NASA Watch
- Imagine an anthropologist visiting a remote tribal village to study its inhabitants.
- Beck, who has a PhD in erotology - the study of how art, literature and cultural behaviours influence human sexuality - is a bit of a virgin expert.
- The present study investigated how children spell words that contain silent consonants as their final letter.
- The Danish Dairy Board and the Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Fisheries supported this study.
- The study predicted that, by 2022, the country would still require $7.2 billion in foreign aid a year—and that assumes an upsurge of so-far inexistent mining-industry revenue and no dramatic deterioration of security. Afghanistan Seeks Enduring Support
- A study by Conservation International, an American organisation, found that nearly a third of frogs, toads, newts and other amphibian species were likely to disappear within 100 years.
- Although there were additional conditions in the Heuer and Reisberg study the interesting comparison is between the arousal and neutral conditions.
- Graduate students specialize in a particular field of study.
- So I stare down at the pool table and pretend to study my opponent's next move.