étudier — meaning in English
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English meaning
- contemplate verb To think about something carefully and at length; to consider deeply.
- investigate verb To look into something carefully in order to find out the facts.
- learn verb To gain knowledge or a skill through study, practice, or experience.
- read verb To look at written words or symbols and understand their meaning.
- study verb To spend time learning about a subject, often in preparation for an exam or qualification.
Senses
étudier is used for these senses in English:
- contemplate To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider.
- investigate (transitive) To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
- learn To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.
- learn To come to know; to become informed of; to find out.
- read (ergative) To substitute a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one; used to introduce an emendation of a text.
- study (academic, transitive) To take a course or courses on a subject.
- study (transitive) To look at carefully and minutely.
- study (transitive) To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.
contemplate — full definition
- verb To think about something carefully and at length; to consider deeply.
- verb To consider something as a possible future action.