Noun
1. a detailed critical inspection
2. 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. a written document describing the findings of some individual or group;
"this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"4. a state of deep mental absorption;
"she is in a deep study"5. a room used for reading and writing and studying;
"he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"6. 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"7. preliminary drawing for later elaboration;
"he made several studies before starting to paint"8. attentive consideration and meditation;
"after much cogitation he rejected the offer"9. someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play);
"he is a quick study"10. a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique;
"a study in spiccato bowing"Verb
1. 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"2. be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
3. give careful consideration to;
"consider the possibility of moving"4. be a student of a certain subject;
"She is reading for the bar exam"5. learn by reading books;
"He is studying geology in his room""I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"6. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes;
"He is meditating in his study"