study in WordNet English dictionary

1. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
   "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
   analyze  analyse  study  examine  canvass  canvas 
   
2. give careful consideration to
   "consider the possibility of moving"
   study  consider 
   
3. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
   "He is meditating in his study"
   study  meditate  contemplate 
   
4. learn by reading books
   "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"
   study  hit the books 
   
5. be a student of a certain subject
   "She is reading for the bar exam"
   learn  study  read  take 
   
6. be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
   study 
   

1. a branch of knowledge
   "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"
   discipline  subject  subject area  subject field  field  field of study  study  bailiwick 
   
2. attentive consideration and meditation
   "after much cogitation he rejected the offer"
   cogitation  study 
   
3. a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
   "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"
   report  study  written report 
   
4. preliminary drawing for later elaboration
   "he made several studies before starting to paint"
   sketch  study 
   
5. a detailed critical inspection
   survey  study 
   
6. a room used for reading and writing and studying
   "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"
   study 
   
7. applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
   "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study in interior design"
   study  work 
   
8. a state of deep mental absorption
   "she is in a deep study"
   study 
   
9. a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique
   "a study in spiccato bowing"
   study 
   
10. someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)
    "he is a quick study"
    study