study

  • (verb): (usually academic) To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination.
  • (verb): (academic) To take a course or courses on a subject.
  • (verb): To acquire knowledge on a subject with the intention of applying it in practice.
  • (verb): To look at minutely.
  • (verb): To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.
  • (verb): To endeavor diligently; to be zealous.
  • I need to study my biology notes.
  • I study medicine at the university.
  • Biologists study living things.
  • He studied the map in preparation for the hike.