Study

·noun To endeavor diligently; to be zealous.

II. Study ·noun To apply the mind to books or learning.

III. Study ·vi A building or apartment devoted to study or to literary work.

IV. Study ·vi A piece for special practice. ·see Etude.

V. Study ·vt To consider attentively; to examine closely; as, to study the work of nature.

VI. Study ·vi Mental occupation; absorbed or thoughtful attention; meditation; contemplation.

VII. Study ·vi Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.

VIII. Study ·vt To form or arrange by previous thought; to con over, as in committing to memory; as, to study a speech.

IX. Study ·noun To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to Muse; to Ponder.

X. Study ·vt To apply the mind to; to read and examine for the purpose of learning and understanding; as, to study law or theology; to study languages.

XI. Study ·vt To make an object of study; to aim at sedulously; to devote one's thoughts to; as, to study the welfare of others; to study variety in composition.

XII. Study ·vi A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquiring knowledge.

XIII. Study ·vi A representation or rendering of any object or scene intended, not for exhibition as an original work of art, but for the information, instruction, or assistance of the maker; as, a study of heads or of hands for a figure picture.