the activity of learning or gaining knowledge, either from books or by examining things in the world

the activity of learning or gaining knowledge, either from books or by examining things in the world

[transitive, intransitive] to spend time learning about a subject by reading, going to college, etc. He sat up very late that night, studying.

study · examine to think about, study, or describe an idea, subject, or piece of work very carefully:These ideas will be examined in more detail in Chapter 10.

to strive towards, direct one's efforts to, set one's mind on, devote oneself to. Obsolete. lOE Seo [sc. Martha] studdede emb þa uterlice þing

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noun /ˌself ˈstʌdi/ /ˌself ˈstʌdi/ [uncountable] the activity of learning about something without a teacher to help you.

self-study noun [uncountable] the activity of learning about something without a teacher to help you

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