Study

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.

Mental occupation; absorbed or thoughtful attention; meditation; contemplation.

Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.

A building or apartment devoted to study or to literary work.

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.

A piece for special practice. See Etude.

To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.

To apply the mind to books or learning.

To endeavor diligently; to be zealous.

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.

To consider attentively; to examine closely; as, to study the work of nature.

To form or arrange by previous thought; to con over, as in committing to memory; as, to study a speech.

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.

a detailed critical inspection

a room used for reading and writing and studying; "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"

a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"

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"

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"

a state of deep mental absorption; "she is in a deep study"

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"

learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week: I must hit the books now"

preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint"