1. (

• perusal ,
• perusing ,
• poring_over ,
• studying ,

) reading carefully with intent to remember ;

1. (

• analyze ,
• analyse ,
• study ,
• examine ,
• canvass ,

) consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" ;

2. (

• study ,

) be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning ;

3. (

• study ,
• consider

) give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving" ;

4. (

• learn ,
• study ,
• read ,
• take ,

) be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam" ;

5. (

• study ,
• hit_the_books

) learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now" ;

6. (

• study ,
• meditate ,
• contemplate

) think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study" ;