study

(noun) a detailed critical inspection. Synonyms: survey.

(noun) applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading). Synonyms: work. Examples: "Mastering a second language requires a lot of work." "No schools offer graduate study in interior design."

(noun) a written document describing the findings of some individual or group. Synonyms: report, written report. Examples: "This accords with the recent study by hill and dale."

(noun) a state of deep mental absorption. Examples: "She is in a deep study."

(noun) a room used for reading and writing and studying. Examples: "He knocked lightly on the closed door of the study."

(noun) a branch of knowledge. Synonyms: discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, bailiwick. Examples: "In what discipline is his doctorate?." "Teachers should be well trained in their subject." "Anthropology is the study of human beings."

(noun) preliminary drawing for later elaboration. Synonyms: sketch. Examples: "He made several studies before starting to paint."

(noun) attentive consideration and meditation. Synonyms: cogitation. Examples: "After much cogitation he rejected the offer."

(noun) someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play). Examples: "He is a quick study."

(noun) a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique. Examples: "A study in spiccato bowing."

(verb) consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning. Synonyms: analyze, analyse, examine, canvass, canvas. Examples: "Analyze a sonnet by shakespeare." "Analyze the evidence in a criminal trial." "Analyze your real motives."

(verb) be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning.

(verb) give careful consideration to. Synonyms: consider. Examples: "Consider the possibility of moving."

(verb) be a student of a certain subject. Synonyms: learn, read, take. Examples: "She is reading for the bar exam."

(verb) learn by reading books. Synonyms: hit the books. Examples: "He is studying geology in his room." "I have an exam next week; i must hit the books now."

(verb) think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes. Synonyms: meditate, contemplate. Examples: "He is meditating in his study."