studying

UK /ˈstʌdiːɪŋ/ US /ˈstʌdiːɪŋ/

noun 1

Definitions

noun

The action of the verb to study.

Yea, I have to charge thee further, before men and angels, with thy studyings and contrivances, the deepest and most intense thoughts of heart thou hast had […]

Collocations

ADJ.

asleep, busy, english, foreign, overseas, used

My daughter fell asleep studying for her history exam last night.

VERB + STUDYING

begin, begun, didn't, disturb, feel, fell, like, spent

She didn't disturb him while he was studying for his final exams.

STUDYING + NOUN

desk, language, music, noise, ocean, students, term

The studying noise from the library made it hard for me to concentrate on my work.

PREP.

in, with

I spent the afternoon studying in the library with my classmates.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — reading carefully with intent to remember

perusal
perusing

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Yea, I have to charge thee further, before men and angels, with thy studyings and contrivances, the deepest and most intense thoughts of heart thou hast had […]

Wiktionary

I'll do my best not to disturb your studying.

Tatoeba · #1304

Smith has spent years studying the effects of sleep and sleep loss on memory and learning.

Tatoeba · #2094

When did you begin studying English?

Tatoeba · #16759

He will be studying when you get up.

Tatoeba · #17888

What is the main purpose of your studying English?

Tatoeba · #17926

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