Qué (quién) es Study - definición
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Studies; Studied; Study (disambiguation)
study
I
n.
investigation
1) to conduct, do, make a study
2) a careful, detailed, exhaustive, in-depth, intensive, rigorous, thorough; scientific study
3) a classic, classical; definitive study
4) a case; epidemiological; experimental; time-and-motion (AE), work (BE) study
5) under study (the matter is under study)
branch of learning, subject
6) nature study
learning
7) supervised study
II
v.
1) to study diligently, hard
2) (D; intr.) to study for (to study for a degree)
3) (d; intr.) to study under (to study under a well-known professor)
4) (Q) to study how to survive in the wilderness
study
¦ noun (plural studies)
1. the devotion of time and attention to acquiring knowledge, especially from books.
(studies) work done by a person to acquire knowledge.
(studies) used in the title of an academic subject: a course in transport studies.
2. a detailed investigation and analysis of a subject or situation.
archaic a thing that is or deserves to be investigated.
3. a room for reading, writing, or academic work.
4. a piece of work, especially a drawing, done for practice or as an experiment.
a musical composition designed to develop a player's technical skill.
5. (a study in) a good example of (a quality or emotion): he perched on the bed, a study in misery.
6. theatrical slang a person who memorizes a role at a specified speed. See also quick study.
¦ verb (studies, studying, studied)
1. acquire knowledge about.
make a study of.
apply oneself to study.
(study up) US learn intensively about something, especially in preparation for a test.
(of an actor) try to learn (the words of one's role).
2. look at closely in order to observe or read.
3. [as adjective studied] done with deliberate and careful effort.
Phrases
in a brown study absorbed in one's thoughts. [appar. orig. from brown in the sense 'gloomy'.]
Derivatives
studiedly adverb
studiedness noun
Origin
ME: shortening of OFr. estudie (n.), estudier (v.), both based on L. studium 'zeal, painstaking application'.
study
(studies, studying, studied)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
If you study, you spend time learning about a particular subject or subjects.
...a relaxed and happy atmosphere that will allow you to study to your full potential...
He went to Hull University, where he studied History and Economics...
The rehearsals make it difficult for her to study for law school exams.
VERB: V, V n, V for n
2.
Study is the activity of studying.
...the use of maps and visual evidence in the study of local history...
She gave up her studies to have Alexander.
N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl
3.
A study of a subject is a piece of research on it.
Recent studies suggest that as many as 5 in 1000 new mothers are likely to have this problem.
N-COUNT: usu with supp
4.
You can refer to educational subjects or courses that contain several elements as studies of a particular kind.
...a new centre for Islamic studies...
She is currently doing a business studies course at Leeds.
N-PLURAL: supp N
5.
If you study something, you look at it or watch it very carefully, in order to find something out.
Debbie studied her friend's face for a moment.
VERB: V n
6.
If you study something, you consider it or observe it carefully in order to be able to understand it fully.
I know that you've been studying chimpanzees for thirty years now...
I invite every citizen to carefully study the document.
VERB: V n, V n
7.
A study by an artist is a drawing which is done in preparation for a larger picture.
N-COUNT
8.
A study is a room in a house which is used for reading, writing, and studying.
N-COUNT
9.
Ejemplos de pronunciación para Study
1. Study after study after study reveals this.
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2. We've done study after study after study.
Mental Health Myths and Facts _ Dani Higgins _ Talks at Google
3. Study after study
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4. study.
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5. study.
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Ejemplos de uso de Study
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2. Its annual exhortation to new students to study, study, study underlines its reputation as one of Oxfords traditional academic powerhouses.
3. Study, study, study." Inside the stadium, the drone from hundreds of rowdy protesters threatened to drown out the governor‘s voice at times.
4. "There‘s more dynamical modeling involved in this study than any previous study, much more," Lissauer said.
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