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- [stuhd-ee]
- /ˈstʌd i/
- /ˈstʌdi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stuhd-ee]
- /ˈstʌd i/
Definitions of study word
- noun plural study a room, in a house or other building, set apart for private study, reading, writing, or the like. 2
- noun plural study application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection: long hours of study. 1
- noun plural study the cultivation of a particular branch of learning, science, or art: the study of law. 1
- noun plural study Often, studies. a personal effort to gain knowledge: to pursue one's studies. 1
- noun plural study something studied or to be studied: Balzac's study was human nature. 1
- noun plural study research or a detailed examination and analysis of a subject, phenomenon, etc.: She made a study of the transistor market for her firm. 1
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Origin of study
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (noun) Middle English studie < Old French estudie < Latin studium, equivalent to stud(ēre) to be busy with, devote oneself to, concentrate on + -ium -ium; (v.) Middle English studien < Old French estudier < Medieval Latin studiāre, derivative of studium
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Parts of speech for Study
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
study popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
study usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for study
noun study
- advisement — consultation; deliberation
- alcove — An alcove is a small area of a room which is formed by one part of a wall being built further back than the rest of the wall.
- analysis — Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
- anteroom — An anteroom is a small room leading into a larger room.
- apercu — outline
verb study
- allow for — If you allow for certain problems or expenses, you include some extra time or money in your planning so that you can deal with them if they occur.
- analyze — to separate (a thing, idea, etc.) into its parts so as to find out their nature, proportion, function, interrelationship, etc.
- apply — If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it.
- apprenticed — a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber.
- bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
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