- perusal, perusing, poring over, studying - reading carefully with intent to remember
--1 is a kind of reading
Derived forms: verb study5, verb study4
- analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas - consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun study1
Sam and Sue study the movie
- study - be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun study6, noun study2, noun student1
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
- study, consider - give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving"
--3 is one way to chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun study8, noun study1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
- learn, study, read, take - be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun study6, noun study2, noun studying1
Somebody ----s something
- study, hit the books - learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"
--5 is one way to learn, larn, acquire
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun study2, noun studying1
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
- study, meditate, contemplate - think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"
--6 is one way to think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun study8, noun study4
Somebody ----s