Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: field_of_study, study

'study'

[survey.n.01] as in: a detailed critical inspection

'study'

[study.n.02] as in: applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)

Examples:
mastering a second language requires a lot of work
no schools offer graduate study in interior design

'study'

[report.n.01] as in: a written document describing the findings of some individual or group

Examples:
this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale

'study'

[study.n.04] as in: a state of deep mental absorption

Examples:
she is in a deep study

'study'

[study.n.05] as in: a room used for reading and writing and studying

Examples:
he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study

'study'

[discipline.n.01] as in: a branch of knowledge

Examples:
in what discipline is his doctorate?
teachers should be well trained in their subject
anthropology is the study of human beings

'study'

[sketch.n.01] as in: preliminary drawing for later elaboration

Examples:
he made several studies before starting to paint

'study'

[cogitation.n.02] as in: attentive consideration and meditation

Examples:
after much cogitation he rejected the offer

'study'

[study.n.09] as in: someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)

Examples:
he is a quick study

'study'

[study.n.10] as in: a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique

Examples:
a study in spiccato bowing

'study'

[analyze.v.01] as in: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

Examples:
analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare
analyze the evidence in a criminal trial
analyze your real motives

'study'

[study.v.02] as in: be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning

'study'

[study.v.03] as in: give careful consideration to

Examples:
consider the possibility of moving

'study'

[learn.v.04] as in: be a student of a certain subject

Examples:
She is reading for the bar exam

'study'

[study.v.05] as in: learn by reading books

Examples:
He is studying geology in his room
I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now

'study'

[study.v.06] as in: think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes

Examples:
He is meditating in his study

Origins

					study (English)
└── studie (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── estudier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        ├── studere (Latin)
        └── studium (Latin)
            └── studeo (Latin)