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English noun: study | |||
| 1. | study (act) a detailed critical inspection | ||
| Synonyms | survey | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | examination, scrutiny | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | resurvey | ||
| 2. | study (cognition) applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading) | ||
| Samples | Mastering a second language requires a lot of work. No schools offer graduate study in interior design. | ||
| Synonyms | work | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquisition, learning | ||
| 3. | study (communication) a written document describing the findings of some individual or group | ||
| Samples | This accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale. | ||
| Synonyms | report, written report | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | document, papers, written document | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | assay, blue book, case study, green paper, medical report, position paper, progress report, white book, white paper | ||
| 4. | study (cognition) a state of deep mental absorption | ||
| Samples | She is in a deep study. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | absorption, concentration, engrossment, immersion | ||
| 5. | study (artifact) a room used for reading and writing and studying | ||
| Samples | He knocked lightly on the closed door of the study. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | room | ||
| Part meronym | house | ||
| 6. | study (cognition) a branch of knowledge | ||
| Samples | In what discipline is his doctorate?. Teachers should be well trained in their subject. Anthropology is the study of human beings. | ||
| Synonyms | bailiwick, discipline, field, field of study, subject, subject area, subject field | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | domain, knowledge base, knowledge domain | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | allometry, applied science, architecture, arts, bibliotics, communication theory, communications, divinity, engineering, engineering science, escapology, frontier, futuristics, futurology, genealogy, graphology, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, major, military science, numerology, occultism, ology, protology, science, scientific discipline, technology, theogony, theology | ||
| 7. | study (artifact) preliminary drawing for later elaboration | ||
| Samples | He made several studies before starting to paint. | ||
| Synonyms | sketch | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drawing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | design, draft, rough drawing, vignette | ||
| 8. | study (cognition) attentive consideration and meditation | ||
| Samples | After much cogitation he rejected the offer. | ||
| Synonyms | cogitation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | contemplation, musing, reflection, reflexion, rumination, thoughtfulness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lucubration | ||
| 9. | study (person) someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play) | ||
| Samples | He is a quick study. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | memoriser, memorizer | ||
| 10. | study (communication) a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique | ||
| Samples | A study in spiccato bowing. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music | ||
English verb: study | |||
| 1. | study (cognition) consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning | ||
| Samples | Analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare. Analyze the evidence in a criminal trial. Analyze your real motives. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue study the movie | ||
| Synonyms | analyse, analyze, canvas, canvass, examine | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | anatomize, appraise, assay, audit, check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, compare, consider, diagnose, diagnose, follow, go over, inspect, investigate, look at, look into, look into, name, reexamine, review, screen, scrutinise, scrutinize, sieve, sift, survey, survey, suss out, trace, view | ||
| 2. | study (cognition) be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | major | ||
| 3. | study (perception) give careful consideration to | ||
| Samples | Consider the possibility of moving. | ||
| Synonyms | consider | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | compare, equate, factor, factor in, factor out, liken | ||
| Verb group | consider, debate, deliberate, moot, turn over | ||
| 4. | study (cognition) be a student of a certain subject | ||
| Samples | She is reading for the bar exam. | ||
| Synonyms | learn, read, take | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | audit, drill, exercise, practice, practise, prepare, train | ||
| 5. | study (cognition) learn by reading books | ||
| Samples | He is studying geology in his room. I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now. | ||
| Synonyms | hit the books | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquire, larn, learn | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bone, bone up, con, cram, drum, get up, grind away, learn, memorise, memorize, mug up, swot, swot up | ||
| Entail | read | ||
| 6. | study (cognition) think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes | ||
| Samples | He is meditating in his study. | ||
| Synonyms | contemplate, meditate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cerebrate, cogitate, think | ||
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