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I study spelling after dinner.
What does Study mean?
Study means to learn or examine carefully; it can also name learning, an investigation, or a reading room.
Dictionary definition
To spend time learning or examining something carefully. As a noun, study can mean the activity of learning, a careful investigation or its report, or a room used for reading and writing.
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Study in a sentence
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Students study plant growth by recording changes each week.
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The research study compared how different reading strategies affect memory.
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WordStudy.
Partverb, noun.
MeaningStudy means to learn or examine carefully; it can also name learning, an investigation, or a reading room.
ExampleExample: I study spelling after dinner.
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- stud · ee
- Strongest beat
- stud
- Ending
- ee
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on stud.
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Base word
study
verb
study
Base verb meaning to learn or examine carefully.
verb
studies
Third-person present form; studies is also the plural noun.
verb
studying
Present participle for the act of learning or examining.
verb
studied
Past tense and past participle of study.
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Hint for students
Study can be an action—learning or examining carefully—or a noun for learning, an investigation, or a room used for reading and writing.
Common mix-up
Study and learn overlap, but they are not identical. Studying is a deliberate activity; learning is the knowledge, understanding, or skill that may result. Study can also be a noun with several meanings.
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Compare these uses: I study spelling after dinner. The study compared two reading strategies. Dad left the atlas in his study. Which part of speech and meaning does study have in each sentence?
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