Word

study, v.
(studied, studies, studying)
freq. cnt. 125

consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 113 freq. cnt.: 73 freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 2

analyse analyze canvass examine study

sample sentences

"analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"
"analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"
"analyze your real motives"

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Sam and Sue %s the movie

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lexical pointers

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study

lexical pointers

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analysis analyst

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examination

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analyser

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hyponym

anatomize diagnose, name diagnose survey, appraise survey compare check, check out, look into, go over, check into, check up on, suss out, check over assay review, reexamine audit, scrutinize, scrutinise, inspect screen trace, follow investigate, look into sieve, sift view, look at, consider

be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 17

study

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

study study student

semantic pointers

hyponym

major minor

give careful consideration to
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 66 freq. cnt.: 51 freq. cnt.: 15

consider study

sample sentences

"consider the possibility of moving"

verb frames

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consideration consideration consideration

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study study

semantic pointers

hypernym

reflect, muse, ponder, meditate, think over, chew over, contemplate, mull, speculate, excogitate, mull over, ruminate

hyponym

factor, factor in, factor out compare, equate, liken

verb group

consider, debate, moot, turn over, deliberate

be a student of a certain subject
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3

learn read study take

sample sentences

"She is reading for the bar exam"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

study study studying

semantic pointers

hyponym

audit train, prepare practice, drill, exercise, practise

learn by reading books
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

hit the books study

sample sentences

"He is studying geology in his room"
"I have an exam next week
I must hit the books now"

verb frames

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study studying

semantic pointers

hypernym

learn, larn, acquire

hyponym

memorize, learn, memorise, con cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, bone

entailment

read

think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2

contemplate meditate study

sample sentences

"He is meditating in his study"

verb frames

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contemplative contemplation

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study study

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meditative meditation meditation

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think, cerebrate, cogitate