study
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Sense 1
- verb
- A1
To spend time learning about a subject by reading, listening in class or doing exercises.
She studies medicine at a university in another city.
He studied hard all week and still felt nervous about the exam.
I studied Spanish for two years and can order food confidently.
Common collocations: study hard · study for an exam · study abroad · study medicine · study at university
Part of: School and teaching, School subjects
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- A2
A room in a home where someone reads, writes and works in peace.
He shut himself in the study to finish the annual report.
A heavy desk and two armchairs almost fill the small study.
The study smells of old paper and printer ink.
Common collocations: a private study · work in the study · the study door · a book-lined study
Part of: Rooms, The office
Sense 3 · less common
- noun
- B1
A careful piece of work in which people look closely at something and write down what they find.
A recent study found that short walks improve sleep quality.
The study followed two thousand patients over more than five years.
Their findings appear in a study published last month.
Common collocations: a recent study · carry out a study · according to the study · a study shows · publish a study
Part of: Science and technology, School and teaching
Forms
- past
- studied
- plural
- studies
- third_person
- studies
- past_participle
- studied