study

Everyday

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 →

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 Jewish tradition

Torah study is a central duty of Jewish life and is treated as a form of worship. Ecclesiastes warns that "much study is a weariness of the flesh," meaning that endless learning can tire the body.

Interpretation. One story says Ben Sira wanted to study Sefer Yetzirah alone and a heavenly voice told him to find a partner. This shows that the tradition believes this kind of study should be done with others. Ecclesiastes' ending is read as saying that the whole of it is to fear God and keep His commandments, not just to read many books.

Examples

• For convenience of study I have placed the Notes in a separate form at the end of the work, and I have made a short definition of the subject-matter of each chapter. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• Finding that my views on Hebrew orthography harmonized Avith those of the Sefer Yetzirah, I made an exhaustive study of it. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• "lien Sira wanted to study the Sefer Yetzira, when a heav- enly voice came out and snid: 'Thou canst nut do it aloin-'. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. (Writings ECC.12.12, JPS 1917) 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».