Definition of Study

Verb: study stÃº-dee

Be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
Consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
"study a sonnet by Shakespeare";
- analyze [N. Amer], analyse [Brit, Cdn], examine, canvass, canvas
Give careful consideration to
"study the possibility of moving";
- consider
Be a student of a certain subject
"She is studying for the bar exam";
- learn, read, take
Learn by reading books
"He is studying geology in his room";
- hit the books
Think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
"He is meditating in his study";
- meditate, contemplate

Noun: study stÃº-dee

A detailed critical inspection
- survey
Applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
"no schools offer graduate study in interior design";
- work
A written document describing the findings of some individual or group
"this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale";
- report, written report
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 field of study is his doctorate?";
- discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, bailiwick
Preliminary drawing for later elaboration
"he made several studies before starting to paint";
- sketch
Attentive consideration and meditation
"after much study he rejected the offer";
- cogitation
Someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)
"he is a quick study"
A composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique
"a study in spiccato bowing"