studying

«studying» in Mova's school dictionary: Spending time learning about a subject 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 (-ing form of study); noun (studying — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Spending time learning about a subject by reading, practising or going to lessons. tree →

2) Looking at something carefully to understand it: "He was studying the map." tree →

sense in the lessons

In school, pupils are studying maths, science and English; older pupils spend evenings studying for tests. In science, scientists are studying animals, stars and diseases. Phrases: studying for a test, studying hard, studying at university.

examples

• I am studying for my spelling test. tree →
• My sister is studying medicine at university. tree →
• She was studying the map to find the way. tree →
• Scientists are studying how bees talk to each other. tree →
• Studying a little every day works better than all at once. tree →
• We are studying the Vikings this term. tree →
• There was once a young man who was studying to be a poet. tree →

note

Spelling: keep the y before -ing: "studying", not "studing". But "studies" and "studied" change y to i. "Study" can also be a noun: "a study" is a room for working, or a piece of research.

In the corpora

• Some people get goosebumps from music they love, and scientists are still studying why.
• In a library you speak quietly or whisper and walk, because people are reading and studying.
• In the library you speak quietly, because others are reading and studying.
• Nobody has ever been to the mantle or the core; we know about them by studying how earthquake waves travel through the Earth.
• Some people have tiredness, breathlessness or brain fog for months after COVID, called long COVID; doctors are still studying why.

Trees and pragmatics

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