Noun studying has 1 sense
  1. perusal, perusing, poring over, studying - reading carefully with intent to remember
    --1 is a kind of reading
    Derived forms: verb study5, verb study4
,Verb study has 6 senses
  1. 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"
    Derived form: noun study1
    Sample sentence:
    Sam and Sue study the movie
  2. study - be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
    Derived forms: noun study6, noun study2, noun student1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
  3. 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
    Derived forms: noun study8, noun study1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
  4. learn, study, read, take - be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"
    Derived forms: noun study6, noun study2, noun studying1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  5. 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
    Derived forms: noun study2, noun studying1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
  6. 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
    Derived forms: noun study8, noun study4
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
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