Studied Studying Study Nadia ˈstʌdi Carefully I College

• how long have you been studying english?
• don't disturb jane, she's studying for her exams.
• my brother studied at the royal college of art.
• a composer who studied under nadia boulanger (= was taught by nadia boulanger)

study

1. to spend time learning about a subject by reading, going to college, etc.
• How long have you been studying English?
• Don't disturb Jane, she's studying for her exams.
• My brother studied at the Royal College of Art.
• a composer who studied under Nadia Boulanger (= was taught by Nadia Boulanger)
• Nina is studying to be an architect.
2. to watch or to look at somebody/something carefully in order to find out something
• Scientists are studying photographs of the planet for signs of life.
• He studied her face thoughtfully.
• Fran was studying the menu.
3. to examine something carefully in order to understand it
• We will study the report carefully before making a decision.
• The group will study how the region coped with the loss of thousands of jobs.
• These ideas will be examined in more detail in Chapter 10.
• The job involves gathering and analysing data.
• He tried to analyse his feelings.
• The government will review the situation later in the year.
• We will study the report carefully before making a decision.
• This topic will be discussed at greater length in the next chapter.

Extra Examples

• He studied her thoughtfully, then smiled.
• He studied under Professor Sager.
• In the third year a number of areas are studied in detail.
• She is studying hard for her A levels.
• She picked up the letter and studied it carefully.
• The influence of heredity is best studied in genetically identical twins.
• This area has not been well studied.
• to study at college
• As a young composer he studied under Nadia Boulanger.
• Did you ever study any sciences?
• He sat up very late that night, studying.
• I had a place to study engineering at Leeds.
• I have two tests tomorrow, and I’ve barely had time to study.
• I was up late studying for my biology final.
• Michael studied at Sussex University.
• She’s studying hard at the moment.
• She’s studying to be an architect.
• There’s nowhere for the students to study quietly.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they study
• he / she / it studies
• past simple studied
• past participle studied
• -ing form studying

Word Origin

• Middle English: shortening of Old French estudie (noun), estudier (verb), both based on Latin studium ‘zeal, painstaking application’.