study

«study» in Mova's school dictionary: to spend time learning about something, by reading… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (study, studies, studied, studying); noun (study, a study, studies)

meaning for a pupil

1) To study is to spend time learning about something, by reading, practising and thinking. tree →

2) To study something is to look at it very carefully. tree →

3) A study is a piece of research to find out facts, like a scientific study. tree →

4) A study is a quiet room in a house for reading, writing or working. tree →

5) «Studies» can mean school subjects, like «social studies». tree →

6) A study can also be a quick drawing or painting made to prepare for a finished picture. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school, pupils study maths, science and history and study for tests. In science, scientists do studies to test ideas and collect data. In everyday life, a home may have a study. Phrases: «study for», «study hard», «case study», «social studies», «study group».

examples

• I need to study for my maths test. tree →
• We are studying the life cycle of a frog. tree →
• Study the picture and find five differences. tree →
• A new study shows that sleep helps memory. tree →
• Dad works from home in his study. tree →
• Social studies is my favourite subject. tree →
• She studies the piano every day. tree →
• It was a study for a painter. tree →

note

Spelling: studies, studied (y → i), but studying (keep y). As a noun it is countable for research or rooms («two studies») and uncountable for learning in general («time for study»). The person who studies is a «student».

In the corpora

• Scientists still study why we dream; there is no evidence that dream pictures have fixed hidden meanings.
• A study found that cats and dogs often get on best when the cat comes into the home before the dog.
• Pigs learn names, solve puzzles and in one study even steered a joystick with their snouts to play a simple computer game.
• Vets study for about five years or more at university and learn about many different kinds of animal.
• For its weight, some spider silk is stronger than steel and very stretchy, which is why scientists study it so closely.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «study» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.