• a detailed critical inspection
• preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint"
• a room used for reading and writing and Studying; "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the Study"
• 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"
• attentive consideration and meditation; "after much cogitation he rejected the offer"
• 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 composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer''s technique; "a Study in spiccato bowing"
• a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent Study by Hill and Dale"
• someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play); "he is a quick Study"
• be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"
• learn by reading books; "He is Studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"
• 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; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
• think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his Study"
• give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving"

'Study' in other languages