study

Definition

  • n. applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
  • n. a state of deep mental absorption
  • n. a room used for reading and writing and studying
  • n. someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)

Word forms

Present participle
studying
Past participle
studied
Past tense
studied
Third person singular
studies

Example sentences

  1. n.

    My favorite subject to study in school is biology.

  2. vt.

    I need to study for my math test next week.

  3. vi.

    She likes to study in the quiet corner of the library.