study synonyms

study

n.

  1. A place in which to study

    schoolroom, library, studio; see office 3, room 2.

  2. The act of studying

    research, investigation, memorizing, learning, reading, inquiry, examination, consideration, questioning, analyzing, comparison, thought, reflection, reasoning; see also education 1, learn 1.

  3. That which one studies

    subject, branch of learning, field of knowledge, art; see knowledge 1.

study

v.

  1. To endeavor to learn

    read, go into, refresh the memory, read up on, burn the midnight oil, bone up, go over, cram, think, go in for, inquire, bury oneself in, dive into, plunge into.

  2. To endeavor to understand

    examine, scrutinize, analyze, investigate; see consider 3, examine 1. See syn. study at consider.

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