study
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈstʌdi/
/ˈstʌdi/
(plural studies)
Idioms - [uncountable] the activity of learning or gaining knowledge, either from books or by examining things in the world
- a room set aside for private study
- academic/literary/scientific study
- It is important to develop good study skills.
- Physiology is the study of how living things work.
Wordfinder- course
- distance learning
- education
- exam
- further education
- graduate
- higher education
- qualification
- study
- tertiary
Extra Examples- Now that her children are all at school, she's going to take up full-time study again.
- Students do a foundation year before specializing in their chosen field of study.
- The course integrates academic study and practical training.
- This grammar book is suitable both for classroom use and for independent study.
- The scientific study of American dialects began in 1889.
- The company allows its staff to take paid study leave.
- A study group meets every Sunday at the church.
- This work is the result of decades of study and research.
- Students have great opportunities through study abroad and internship programs.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full-time
- part-time
- graduate
- …
- course
- programme/program
- take up
- group
- programme/program
- leave
- …
- study for
- an area of study
- a field of study
- studies[plural] (often used with a possessive) (formal) a particular person’s learning activities, for example at a college or university
- to continue your studies
- Many undertake further studies after college.
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationa1- She returned to her studies when her children reached school age.
- When he has completed his studies, he'll travel around the world.
- He needed more leisure to pursue his studies.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- further
- begin
- undertake
- continue
- …
- studies[uncountable + singular or plural verb] used in the names of some academic subjects
- business/media/American studies
Extra Examples- He lectures in management studies.
- She's doing women's studies at Liverpool University.
- the university's cultural studies course
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- area
- business
- cultural
- …
- do
- lecture in
- teach
- …
- department
- course
- programme/program
- …
- [countable] a piece of research that examines a subject or question in detail
- to conduct/undertake a study
- Research studies carried out in Italy confirmed the theory.
- study on something He has recently done a study on the effects of traffic and aircraft noise.
- study of something a detailed study of how animals adapt to their environment
- scientific studies of fishing grounds and methods of fishing
- This study shows/finds/suggests that…
- the purpose/aim of a study
- the results/findings of a study
- in a study the methods used in the present study
- in previous/earlier studies
- according to a study According to a recent study published in the Journal of Sleep Research…
Wordfinder- analysis
- evaluate
- evidence
- experiment
- hypothesis
- laboratory
- research
- result
- science
- study
Collocations Scientific researchScientific researchTheorysee also case study, time-and-motion study- formulate/advance a theory/hypothesis
- build/construct/create/develop a simple/theoretical/mathematical model
- develop/establish/provide/use a theoretical/conceptual framework
- advance/argue/develop the thesis that…
- explore an idea/a concept/a hypothesis
- make a prediction/an inference
- base a prediction/your calculations on something
- investigate/evaluate/accept/challenge/reject a theory/hypothesis/model
- design an experiment/a questionnaire/a study/a test
- do research/an experiment/an analysis
- make observations/measurements/calculations
- carry out/conduct/perform an experiment/a test/a longitudinal study/observations/clinical trials
- run an experiment/a simulation/clinical trials
- repeat an experiment/a test/an analysis
- replicate a study/the results/the findings
- observe/study/examine/investigate/assess a pattern/a process/a behaviour
- fund/support the research/project/study
- seek/provide/get/secure funding for research
- collect/gather/extract data/information
- yield data/evidence/similar findings/the same results
- analyse/examine the data/soil samples/a specimen
- consider/compare/interpret the results/findings
- fit the data/model
- confirm/support/verify a prediction/a hypothesis/the results/the findings
- prove a conjecture/hypothesis/theorem
- draw/make/reach the same conclusions
- read/review the records/literature
- describe/report an experiment/a study
- present/publish/summarize the results/findings
- present/publish/read/review/cite a paper in a scientific journal
Extra ExamplesTopics Scientific researchb1- A new study shows that fewer students are studying science.
- A preliminary study suggested that the product would be popular.
- An independent study was commissioned by the department.
- He has made a special study of the way that birds communicate with one another.
- In a recent study, 40% of schools were found to be understaffed.
- The company undertook an extensive feasibility study before adopting the new system.
- The present study reveals an unacceptable level of air pollution in the city centre.
- The study aims to examine bias in television news coverage.
- The study compares the incidence of bone cancer in men and women.
- The study group was selected from a broad cross section of the population.
- The study highlighted three problem areas.
- The study provided valuable insight into the development of the disease.
- The ten-year study covered 13 000 people aged 15-25.
- This phenomenon has been observed in both laboratory and field studies.
- A comparative study was carried out into the environmental costs of different energy sources.
- They undertook a study of a sample of 992 first year students in 13 secondary schools.
- Most previous studies have focused on the elderly.
- Clinical studies show that adding calcium to your diet can help people lose weight.
- Animal studies have linked the chemical to certain cancers.
- According to the study, respondents preferred the strawberry-flavoured drink.
- Studies conducted in Iowa have produced similar results.
- In a study of 400 patients, half of those given the medication saw the number of their headaches halved.
- Study participants developed no major side effects.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- current
- new
- present
- …
- commission
- fund
- support
- …
- take place
- aim at something
- aim to do something
- …
- group
- session
- according to a/the study
- in a/the study
- under study
- …
- an area of study
- a field of study
- the author of a/the study
- …
- [countable] an academic book or article on a particular topic
- a study of Jane Austen's novels
- Shakespeare is the subject of a new study by Anthony Bryan.
- [uncountable] the act of considering or examining something in detail
- These proposals deserve careful study.
- under study the biochemical process under study
- [countable] a room, especially in somebody’s home, used for reading and writing
- She crossed the hallway and opened the door to her private study.
- [countable] a drawing or painting of something, especially one done for practice or before doing a larger picture
- a study of Chartres Cathedral
- a nude study
- [countable] the act of showing or describing somebody/something in literature or another art form, especially a character or an aspect of behaviour
- The novel is a character study of a city and its people.
- (also étude)[countable] a piece of music designed to give a player practice in technical skillsTopics Musicc2
- [singular] study (in something) (formal) a perfect example of something
- His face was a study in concentration.
activity of learning
academic subject
research
room
art
character
music
perfect example
Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French estudie (noun), estudier (verb), both based on Latin studium ‘zeal, painstaking application’.
Idioms
in a brown study
- (old-fashioned, British English) thinking deeply so that you do not notice what is happening around you