Hypertext Webster Gateway: "studying"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Study \Stud"y\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Studied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Studying}.] [OE. studien, OF. estudier, F. ['e]tudier. See
{Study}, n.]
1. To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon
anything in thought; to muse; to ponder. --Chaucer.

I found a moral first, and then studied for a fable.
--Swift.

2. To apply the mind to books or learning. --Shak.

3. To endeavor diligently; to be zealous. --1 Thes. iv. 11.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

studying
n : reading carefully with intent to remember [syn: {perusal}, {perusing},
{poring over}]

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