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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Study \Stud"y\, n.; pl {Studies}. [OE. studie, L. studium, akin to studere to study; possibly akin to Gr ? haste, zeal, ? to hasten; cf OF estudie estude, F. ['e]tude. Cf {Etude}, {Student}, {Studio}, {Study}, v. i.] 1. A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquiring knowledge. Hammond . . . spent thirteen hours of the day in study. --Bp. Fell. Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace. --Sir W. Temple. 2. Mental occupation; absorbed or thoughtful attention; meditation; contemplation. Just men they seemed, and all their study bent To worship God aright, and know his works --Milton. 3. Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration. The Holy Scriptures, especially the New Testament, are her daily study. --Law. The proper study of mankind is man. --Pope. 4. A building or apartment devoted to study or to literary work ``His cheery little study.'' --Hawthorne. 5. (Fine Arts) A representation or rendering of any object or scene intended, not for exhibition as an original work of art, but for the information, instruction, or assistance of the maker; as a study of heads or of hands for a figure picture. 6. (Mus.) A piece for special practice. See {Etude}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Study \Stud"y\, v. t. 1. To apply the mind to to read and examine for the purpose of learning and understanding; as to study law or theology; to study languages. 2. To consider attentively; to examine closely; as to study the work of nature. Study thyself; what rank or what degree The wise Creator has ordained for thee. --Dryden. 3. To form or arrange by previous thought; to con over as in committing to memory; as to study a speech. 4. To make an object of study; to aim at sedulously; to devote one's thoughts to as to study the welfare of others to study variety in composition. For their heart studieth destruction. --Prov. xxiv. 2. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Study \Stud"y\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Studied}; p. pr & vb n. {Studying}.] [OE. studien, OF estudier, F. ['e]tudier. See {Study}, n.] 1. To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder. --Chaucer. I found a moral first and then studied for a fable. --Swift. 2. To apply the mind to books or learning. --Shak. 3. To endeavor diligently; to be zealous. --1 Thes. iv 11. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: study n 1: a detailed critical inspection [syn: {survey}] 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" [syn: {work}] 3: a written document describing the findings of some individual or group "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale" [syn: {report}] 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" [syn: {discipline}, {subject}, {subject area}, {subject field}, {field}, {field of study}, {branch of knowledge}] 7: preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint" [syn: {sketch}] 8: attentive scrutiny and thought; "after much cogitation he rejected the offer" [syn: {cogitation}] 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" v 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" [syn: {analyze}, {analyse}, {examine}] 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" [syn: {consider}] 4: be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam" [syn: {learn}, {read}, {take}] 5: learn by reading book; "He is studying geology in his room" 6: think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study" [syn: {meditate}, {contemplate}]
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