studied

UK/ˈstʌd.id//ˈstʌd.id/

studied is the simple past and past participle of study.

Adjective

studied

Practiced; self-conscious; careful; not spontaneous.
- She gave a studied reply.
- He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.1921, Ben Travers, chapter 1, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC
(dated) Qualified by, or versed in, study; learned.
- He is well studied in theology.
- I asked a man well read, well studied in Nietzsche, what the lifelong task was. He could not say. He had only read and studied and loved Nietzsche’s books.c. 1969, O. K. Bouwsma, “An Introduction to Nietzsche’s Letters”, in J. L. Craft, Ronald E. Hustwit, editors, Without Proof or Evidence: Essays of O. K. Bouwsma, published 1984, →ISBN, page 122

study (third-person singular simple present studies, present participle studying, simple past and past participle studied)

(intransitive, literary, transitive, usually) To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination.
- Students are expected to start studying for final exams in March.
(literary, transitive) To take a course or courses on a subject.
- I study medicine at the university.
(transitive) To acquire knowledge on a subject with the intention of applying it in practice.
- Biologists study living things.
(transitive) To look at carefully and minutely.
- He studied the map in preparation for the hike.
(transitive) To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.
- July 10, 1732, Jonathan Swift, letter to Mr. Gay and The Duchess of Queensberry
  I found a moral first, and studied for a fable.
(archaic, intransitive) To endeavor diligently; to be zealous.
- And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you […]1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Thessalonians 4:11

What does studied mean?: Studied means practiced; self-conscious; careful; not spontaneous.
What is studied the simple past and past participle of?: Studied is the simple past and past participle of study.
What part of speech is studied?: Studied is an adjective.
How do you pronounce studied?: Studied is pronounced /ˈstʌd.id/ (UK).

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