studying

Everyday

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 →

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 Jewish tradition

Interpretation: A famous story says two rabbis studied Sefer Yetzirah on Friday evening and made a calf, which they ate. It shows the tradition's belief that deep study could give a person power like creation. In the primary 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

• Rabbi Hanina and Rabbi Oshaiah sat the entire eve of the Sabbath studying the Sefer Yetzirah and created a three-year old calf, and ate it' . . . (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) 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.