- [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.
WordfinderExtra 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
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- 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] 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…
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
See study in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee study in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishin a brown study
- (old-fashioned, British English) thinking deeply so that you do not notice what is happening around you
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