- study
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 learningADJECTIVE▪ full-time, part-time▪ graduate, postgraduate▪ independent, private▪
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▪ academic▪The course integrates academic study and practical training.
▪ language… OF STUDY▪ course, programme/programVERB + STUDY▪ take up▪Now that her children are all at school, she's going to take up full-time study again.
STUDY + NOUN▪ group▪A study group meets every Sunday at the church.
▪ programme/program▪ leave (BrE)▪The company allows its staff to take paid study leave.
▪ skills▪The first part of the course is designed to develop students' study skills.
▪ hall (AmE), periodPREPOSITION▪ study for▪full-time study for an MA
PHRASES▪ an area of study, a field of study▪Students do a foundation year before specializing in their chosen field of study.
2 studies sb's learning activitiesADJECTIVE▪ further▪Many undertake further studies after college.
VERB + STUDIES▪ begin, undertake (formal)▪ continue, pursue▪ complete, finish▪When he has completed his studies, he'll travel around the world.
▪ resume, return to▪She returned to her studies when her children reached school age.
3 studies subjectsADJECTIVE▪ area, business, cultural, management, media, religious, women's, etc.▪She's doing women's studies at Liverpool University.
VERB + STUDIES▪ do▪ lecture in, teach▪He lectures in management studies.
STUDIES + NOUN▪ department▪Princeton's African American studies department
▪ course, programme/program▪the university's cultural studies course
4 piece of researchADJECTIVE▪ current, new, present, recent▪The present study reveals an unacceptable level of air pollution in the city.
▪ earlier, original, previous▪ future▪ careful, close, comprehensive, detailed, in-depth, intensive, serious▪a close study of energy prices
▪She devoted herself to a serious study of the literature.
▪ longitudinal▪a longitudinal study of children in low-income families
▪ definitive, major▪ initial, pilot, preliminary▪A preliminary study suggested that the product would be popular.
▪ research▪Research studies carried out in Italy confirmed the theory.
▪ clinical, empirical, experimental, systematic, theoretical▪ anthropological, historical, literary, scientific, sociological, etc.▪ field▪This phenomenon has been observed in field studies.
▪ feasibility▪The company undertook an extensive feasibility study before adopting the new system.
▪ time-and-motion▪ case▪a detailed case study of nine companies
▪ comparative▪a comparative study of the environmental costs of different energy sources
▪ independent▪An independent study was commissioned by the department.
VERB + STUDY▪ commission, fund, support▪a study commissioned by the World Bank
▪ carry out, conduct, do, make, participate in, undertake, work on▪He has made a special study of the way that birds communicate.
▪ publishSTUDY + VERB▪ take place▪ aim at sth, aim to do sth, attempt to, be aimed at sth, be designed to, set out to▪The study aims to examine bias in television news coverage.
▪ be based on sth▪a study based on a sample of male white-collar workers
▪ concern sth, cover sth, deal with sth, examine sth, explore sth, focus on sth, investigate sth, look at sth▪The ten-year study covered 13 000 people aged 15-25.
▪ compare sth▪The study compares the incidence of bone cancer in men and women.
▪ conclude sth, confirm sth, demonstrate sth, document sth, find sth, indicate sth, prove sth, report sth, reveal sth, say sth, show sth, suggest sth, support sth, warn sth▪A new study shows that fewer students are studying science.
▪ provide sth▪The study provided valuable insight into the development of the disease.
▪ highlight sth, identify sth▪The study highlighted three problem areas.
STUDY + NOUN▪ group▪The study group was selected from a broad cross section of the population.
▪ sessionPREPOSITION▪ according to a/the study, in a/the study▪In a recent study, 40% of schools were found to be understaffed.
▪ under study▪the biochemical process under study
▪ study into▪a study into the viability of the mine
▪ study on▪a definitive study on medieval weapons
PHRASES▪ an area of study, a field of study▪ the author of a/the study▪ the objective of a/the study, the purpose of a/the study▪ the findings of a/the study, the results of a/the study▪ the subject of a/the study▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}Shakespeare is the subject of a new study by Kraft.
verb1 spend time learning about sthADVERB▪ hard▪ abroadPREPOSITION▪ at▪to study at college
▪ for▪She is studying hard for her exams.
▪ under, with▪He studied under Professor Sager.
2 examine sth carefullyADVERB▪ carefully, closely, in depth, in detail, intensively, intently▪She picked up the letter and studied it carefully.
▪In the third year a number of areas are studied in detail.
▪ extensively, widely▪ fully, thoroughly▪ systematically▪ thoughtfully▪He studied her thoughtfully, then smiled.
PHRASES▪ be well studied▪This area has not been well studied.
▪The influence of heredity is best studied in identical twins.
Study is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ballet, ↑anatomy, ↑aspect, ↑behaviour, ↑Bible, ↑book, ↑cause, ↑collection, ↑composition, ↑craft, ↑data, ↑detail, ↑document, ↑ecology, ↑effect, ↑effectiveness, ↑evidence, ↑feasibility, ↑galaxy, ↑impact, ↑implication, ↑influence, ↑judo, ↑karate, ↑language, ↑literature, ↑manual, ↑map, ↑menu, ↑module, ↑movement, ↑nail, ↑painting, ↑phenomenon, ↑possibility, ↑problem, ↑profile, ↑property, ↑record, ↑reflection, ↑region, ↑relationship, ↑religion, ↑remains, ↑sample, ↑scripture, ↑subject, ↑syllabus, ↑text, ↑theatre, ↑videotape, ↑workings
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
