UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstʌdi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈstʌdi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(stud′ē)
Architecture[countable] a room set apart for private study or the like.
Show Business a person in relation to the speed at which he or she can memorize something, esp. an actor in regard to learning lines:[countable]He is a quick study and can fill in for the lead actor at a moment's notice.
v.
to apply oneself to gaining knowledge, as by learning or investigation: [no object]His youngest son spends much time studying.[~ + object]He's been studying chemistry all night.
Educationto take a course of study, as at a college: [no object]He's studying at Harvard.[~ + object]She's studying architecture at Yale.
to examine or investigate carefully and in detail:[~ + object]The police officer studied the accident scene.
stud•y(stud′ē),USA pronunciationn., pl.stud•ies,v.,stud•ied, stud•y•ing. n.
application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection:long hours of study.
the cultivation of a particular branch of learning, science, or art:the study of law.
Often, studies. a personal effort to gain knowledge:to pursue one's studies.
something studied or to be studied:Balzac's study was human nature.
research or a detailed examination and analysis of a subject, phenomenon, etc.:She made a study of the transistor market for her firm.
a written account of such research, examination, or analysis:He published a study of Milton's poetry.
a well-defined, organized branch of learning or knowledge.
zealous endeavor or assiduous effort.
the object of such endeavor or effort.
deep thought, reverie, or a state of abstraction:He was lost in study and did not hear us come in.
Architecturea room, in a house or other building, set apart for private study, reading, writing, or the like.
Music and DanceAlso called étude. a composition that combines exercise in technique with a greater or lesser amount of artistic value.
Literature
a literary composition executed for exercise or as an experiment in a particular method of treatment.
such a composition dealing in detail with a particular subject, as a single main character.
Fine Art[Art.]something produced as an educational exercise, as a memorandum or record of observations or effects, or as a guide for a finished production:She made a quick pencil sketch of his hands as a study for the full portrait in oils.
Show Businessa person, as an actor, considered in terms of his or her quickness or slowness in memorizing lines:a quick study.
v.i.
to apply oneself to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or practice.
to apply oneself; endeavor.
to think deeply, reflect, or consider.
Educationto take a course of study, as at a college.
v.t.
to apply oneself to acquiring a knowledge of (a subject).
to examine or investigate carefully and in detail:to study the political situation.
to observe attentively; scrutinize:to study a person's face.
to read carefully or intently:to study a book.
Show Businessto endeavor to learn or memorize, as a part in a play.
to consider, as something to be achieved or devised.
to think out, as the result of careful consideration or devising.
Medieval Latin studiāre, derivative of studium
Old French estudier
Latin studium, equivalent. to stud(ēre) to be busy with, devote oneself to, concentrate on + -ium -ium; (verb, verbal) Middle English studien
Old French estudie
(noun, nominal) Middle English studie 1250–1300
stud′i•a•ble, adj. stud′i•er, n.
1. inquiry, research, reading, thought, consideration. 7. subject, field, area. 11. library, den. 21.Study,consider,reflect,weigh imply fixing the mind upon something, generally doing so with a view to some decision or action. Study implies an attempt to obtain a grasp of something by methodical or exhaustive thought:to study a problem.Toconsider is to fix the thought upon something and give it close attention before making a decision concerning it, or beginning an action connected with it:to consider ways and means.Reflect implies looking back quietly over past experience and giving it consideration:to reflect on similar cases in the past.Weigh implies a deliberate and judicial estimate, as by a balance:to weigh a decision.