STUDY
What does "STUDY" mean?
To devote time and attention to gaining knowledge of a subject.
Meanings
- To learn about a subject by reading, attending lectures, or practicing. She stayed up late to study for the exam.
- To look at or examine closely and carefully. He studied the map for a long moment.
- A detailed investigation or piece of research into a subject. A new study links sleep to memory.
- A room used for reading, writing, or scholarly work. He shut himself in the study with a stack of books.
- A preliminary sketch or piece made for practice or as preparation for a larger work. The gallery showed several studies for the famous painting. technical
Did you know?
- The Latin root of 'study', studium, meant eagerness or zeal - so the original idea behind studying was passionate devotion to something, not the chore it can feel like.
Word origin
From Old French 'estudie' and Latin 'studium', meaning eagerness, painstaking application, or zeal, from 'studere', to be diligent or devoted to.
Remember it
STUDY = 'STUD' + 'Y': become a stud at any subject by asking 'Y' (why) until you understand.
A little poem
Lamp on, the world off-
one mind leaning toward one page
until the page leans back.
haiku
Wordplay
- The artist made a study of procrastination - it took years, and it's still unfinished.
What it teaches
To study well is to lean toward a thing with eagerness, not to sit near it with dread.
Quick facts
What does STUDY mean?
To devote time and attention to gaining knowledge of a subject.
Is STUDY a valid word?
Yes — STUDY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is STUDY?
STUDY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does STUDY come from?
From Old French 'estudie' and Latin 'studium', meaning eagerness, painstaking application, or zeal, from 'studere', to be diligent or devoted to.
What can STUDY teach us?
To study well is to lean toward a thing with eagerness, not to sit near it with dread.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.