v. 1 learn (about), read, con, memorize, burn the midnight oil, lucubrate, Colloq bone up (on), cram, Brit swot or swat, mug up I want to study music She has to study for an exam. 2 contemplate, consider, reflect on, think over or about, ruminate on, chew over, turn over, weigh, ponder, deliberate over or on or about, muse about or on, mull over, meditate on or about or over I want to study the problem before deciding what to do 3 look or go into or over, look at, scan, examine, analyse, inspect, investigate, scrutinize, survey, observe The crime squad studied every square inch of the murder scene Avoiding the issue as usual, Joyce silently studied her fingernails.
n. 4 analysis, review, examination, survey, inquiry or enquiry, investigation, scrutiny, research, exploration Government funds are paying for a study of the ecosystem of the Norfolk Broads 5 learning, lessons, bookwork, work, reading, contemplation, investigation, Colloq boning up, cramming, Brit swotting or swatting The study of anthropology is what led him to his theory of linguistic universals 6 library, reading or writing-room, sanctum (sanctorum), haunt, studio, retreat, den, workroom, office Let's go into the study and talk business