study

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. meditation, research, examination, investigation; library, atelier, den; plan;sketch, cartoon; étude. —v. investigate, weigh, consider, examine; scrutinize; con; memorize; ponder; hit the books (inf.), grind (inf.). See thought, inquiry, attention, representation, learning, painting.

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A place in which to study]

Syn. schoolroom, library, studio; see office 3 , room 2 .

2. [The act of studying]

Syn. research, investigation, memorizing, learning, reading, inquiry, examination, consideration, questioning, analyzing, comParison, thought, reflection, reasoning; see also education 1 , learn 1 .

3. [That which one studies]

Syn. subject, branch of learning, field of knowledge, art; see knowledge 1 .

v.

1. [To endeavor to learn]

Syn. read, go into, refresh the memory, read up on, burn the midnight oil, bone up, go over, cram, think, go in for, inquire, bury oneself in, dive into, plunge into.

2. [To endeavor to understand]

Syn. examine, scrutinize, analyze, investigate; see consider 3 , examine 1 .

See Synonym Study at consider .

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

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n.

reading, investigation, review, examination, research, scrutiny, inquiry, survey, analysis, instruction, edification, erudition, memorizing, book learning, schoolwork, academic work, training, course, subject, lesson. ''The noblest exercise of the mind within doors, and most befitting a person of quality.''—William Ramsey.

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v.

read, pore over, *bone up on, *crack thebooks, learnbyrote, *cram, go over, *burn the midnight oil, scrutinize, review, examine, research, inquire, survey, analyze, instruct oneself, memorize, learn, train, weigh, consider, ponder, think about, concentrate on.

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. A careful considering of a matter: advisement, calculation, consideration, deliberation, lucubration. See THOUGHTS. 2. The act of examining carefully: check, checkup, examination, inspection, perusal, scrutiny, view. Informal: going-over. See INVESTIGATE. 3. The condition of being so lost in solitary thought as to be unaware of one's surroundings: absent-mindedness, abstraction, bemuse-ment, brown study, daydreaming, muse2, reverie, trance. See AWARENESS. 4. Repetition of an action so as to develop or maintain one's skill: drill, exercise, practice, rehearsal, training. See WORK. II verb 1. To apply one's mind to the acquisition or production of knowledge: con, lucubrate. See TEACH. 2. To look at carefully or critically: check (out), con, examine, go over, inspect, peruse, scrutinize, survey, traverse, view. Informal: case. Idiom: give a going-over. See INVESTIGATE. 3. To think or think about carefully and at length: chew on (or over), cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, entertain, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse1, ponder, reflect, revolve, ruminate, think, think out, think over, think through, turn over, weigh. Idioms: cudgel one's brains, put on one's thinking cap, rack one's brain. See THOUGHTS.