study

To study is to focus one’s attention on a subject for the purpose of learning about it. You probably already know the meaning of this word, so here I’ll show you what it looks like in various tenses:

• I study every day. (present tense)
• He studies with his friends. (present tense)
• We’re studying for our finals. (present continuous)
• Julia studied hard for her test. (past tense)
• We’re going to study this weekend. (future)
• What will she study in college? (future)
• Jonathan hopes to study law when he goes to college. (infinitive)
• You should study accounting. (modal: should)
• I can’t study with all this noise. (modal: can)
• Have you ever studied physics? (present perfect)
• They’ve been studying for over five hours. (present perfect continuous.)
• You should have been studying last night. (modal + present perfect continuous)
• If Gably hadn’t studied hard in school, she never would have become a doctor. (past perfect)
• French is studied by people all over the world. (present tense, passive voice)
• The area was studied carefully before anything was built on it. (past tense, passive voice)

The adjective form for this word is "studious."

• If Zefferino were more studious, he’d do better in school.
• Kids on this campus are known for being studious.
• Desks, tables, and wooden chairs create a more studious environment than couches and bean bag chairs.

This word can also be used as a noun. A study is something that is researched or involves experimentation.

• A medical study revealed the long-term benefits of exercise.
• I read an interesting study about the impact of plastic in the environment.
• The university is conducting a study to determine the affects of low-level radiation on the human body.

He studies online.

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Published on April 19, 2014. / Updated on February 10, 2018.