Meaning & use

studying

verb·Everyday

Devoting time and effort to learning about a subject, especially through reading, review, or practice.

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She spent the whole weekend studying for her chemistry final.

He is studying engineering at a university two hours from home.

A note on using this word

Studing is a common misspelling of studying; the 'y' stays when adding '-ing' to 'study,' unlike when adding '-ed' to form 'studied.'

Words with a similar meaning

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