STUDY

noun to endeavor diligently; to be zealous.

2. study ·noun to apply the mind to books or learning.

3. study ·vi a building or apartment devoted to study or to literary work.

4. study ·vi a piece for special practice. ·see etude.

5. study ·vt to consider attentively; to examine closely; as, to study the work of nature.

6. study ·vi mental occupation; absorbed or thoughtful attention; meditation; contemplation.

7. study ·vi any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.

8. study ·vt to form or arrange by previous thought; to con over, as in committing to memory; as, to study a speech.

9. study ·noun to fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.

10. study ·vt to apply the mind to; to read and examine for the purpose of learning and understanding; as, to study law or theology; to study languages.

11. study ·vt to make an object of study; to aim at sedulously; to devote one's thoughts to; as, to study the welfare of others; to study variety in composition.

12. study ·vi a setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquiring knowledge.

13. study ·vi a representation or rendering of any object or scene intended, not for exhibition as an original work of art, but for the information, instruction, or assistance of the maker; as, a study of heads or of hands for a figure picture.