study

A1 Topic:Education & Learning

US /ˈstʌd.i/ UK /ˈstʌd.i/ See IPA manual

Freq #1275

Meanings

1

verb
To spend time learning about a subject, often at school or college.

She is studying biology at university.
2

verb
To look at something carefully to learn more about it.

The scientists studied the effects of the new medicine.
3

noun
A piece of work that examines a subject in detail.

A recent study shows that exercise improves sleep.
4

noun
A room in a house used for reading and working.

He keeps all his books in the study.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

2 verb · to look at something... examine

3 noun · a piece of work that... report

More conelucubrateexploration inquiry investigation research revise sot

Word family

Forms studiedstudiedlystudierstudiesstudying

Derived forms biostudybread-studycounterstudycyberstudyforestudyinterstudymegastudymetastudymicrostudymultistudynonstudynonstudying

Related forms astrology education knowledge learningnumerologypseudosciencestudent studious

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Phrases (10)

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study art
learn about or practise art formally

Verb + noun
study history
learn about past events as an academic subject

Verb + noun
recent study
a study carried out or published not long ago

Adjective + noun
scientific study
a study conducted using rigorous scientific methods

Adjective + noun
detailed study
a thorough and comprehensive investigation

Adjective + noun
cite a study
to refer to a study as evidence or support for an argument or claim

Verb + noun

Proverbs (2)

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English studie, from Old French estudie (Modern French étude), borrowed from Latin studium (“zeal, dedication, study”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- (“to push, to hit”). Doublet of etude and studio.

studie Middle English estudie Old French studium Latin *(s)tewd- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Education & Learning

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# study

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈstʌd.i/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈstʌd.i/
**Frequency rank:** 1275

## Meanings
1. To spend time learning about a subject, often at school or college.
2. To look at something carefully to learn more about it.
3. A piece of work that examines a subject in detail.
4. A room in a house used for reading and working.

## Examples
- She is studying biology at university.
- The scientists studied the effects of the new medicine.
- A recent study shows that exercise improves sleep.
- He keeps all his books in the study.

## Synonyms
- con
- elucubrate
- exploration
- inquiry
- investigation
- research
- revise
- sot

## Derived Forms
- biostudy
- bread-study
- counterstudy
- cyberstudy
- forestudy
- interstudy
- megastudy
- metastudy
- microstudy
- multistudy
- nonstudy
- nonstudying

## Related Forms
- astrology
- education
- knowledge
- learning
- numerology
- pseudoscience
- student
- studious

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: studie
- Root: estudie
- Root: studium
- Root: *(s)tewd-

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English studie, from Old French estudie (Modern French étude), borrowed from Latin studium (“zeal, dedication, study”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- (“to push, to hit”). Doublet of etude and studio.

## AI Etymology
Study is inherited from Middle English studie, from Old French estudie (Modern French étude), borrowed from Latin studium (“zeal, dedication, study”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- (“to push, to hit”). Doublet of etude and studio. In present-day use, it can mean to spend time learning about a subject, often at school or college, or to look at something carefully to learn more about it.

## Topics
- Education & Learning

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