- 1[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, etc. study It is important to develop good study skills. Physiology is the study of how living things work.
- 2studies [plural] (formal) a particular person's learning activities, for example at a college or university to continue your studies
- 3studies [uncountable] used in the names of some academic subjects business/media/American studies detailed examination
- 4[uncountable] the act of considering or examining something in detail These proposals deserve careful study.
- 5[countable] a piece of research that examines a subject or question in detail to make/carry out/conduct a study This study shows/confirms/suggests that… a detailed study of how animals adapt to their environment scientific studies of fishing grounds and methods of fishing Topic CollocationsScientific Researchtheory
- formulate/advance a theory/hypothesis
- build/construct/create/develop a simple/theoretical/mathematical model
- develop/establish/provide/use a theoretical/conceptual framework/an algorithm
- 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/calculations
- take/record measurements
- 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 behavior
- 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
- analyze/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
room - 6[countable] a room, especially in someone's home, used for reading and writing art
- 7[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
- 8[countable] = étude perfect example
- 9[singular] study (in something) (formal) a perfect example of something His face was a study in concentration.
activity of learning
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