Stud"y , v. t. 1. To
apply the mind to; to read and examine for the purpose of learning and understanding; as, to study law or theology; to study
languages.
2. To consider attentively; to examine closely; as, to study the work of nature.
Study thyself; what rank or
what degree
The wise Creator has ordained for thee.
Dryden. 3. To form or arrange by previous thought; to con over, as in committing to memory; as,
to study a speech.
4. To make an object of study; to aim
at sedulously; to devote one's
thoughts to; as, to study the welfare of others; to study variety in composition.
For their heart studieth destruction.
Prov. xxiv.
2.
Stud"y (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Studied (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Studying (?).]
[OE.
studien, OF. estudier, F. étudier. See Study, n.]
1. To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to
dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder. Chaucer.
I found a moral first, and then studied for a fable.
Swift. 2. To apply the
mind to books or learning.
Shak.
3. To endeavor diligently; to be zealous. 1 Thes. iv. 11.
Stud"y (?), n.;
pl. Studies (#). [OE. studie, L. studium, akin to studere to study; possibly akin to Gr. &?; haste, zeal, &?; to hasten; cf. OF. estudie, estude, F.
étude. Cf. Etude, Student, Studio,
Study, v. i.]
1. A setting of
the mind or
thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquiring knowledge.
Hammond . . .
spent thirteen hours of the
day in study.
Bp. Fell. Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace.
Sir W. Temple.
2. Mental occupation; absorbed or thoughtful attention;
meditation; contemplation.
Just men they
seemed, and all their study bent
To worship God aright, and know his works.
Milton. 3. Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.
The Holy Scriptures, especially the New Testament, are her daily
study.
Law. The proper study of mankind is
man.
Pope. 4. A building or
apartment devoted to study or to literary work. "His cheery little study."
Hawthorne.
5. (Fine
Arts) A representation or rendering of any object or
scene intended, not for exhibition as an original work of art, but for the information, instruction, or assistance of the maker; as,
a study of heads or of
hands for a figure picture.
6. (Mus.) A piece for special practice. See Etude.
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