Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Study \Stud"y\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Studied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Studying}.] [OE. studien, OF. estudier, F. ['e]tudier. See
   {Study}, n.]
   1. To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon
      anything in thought; to muse; to ponder. --Chaucer.

            I found a moral first, and then studied for a fable.
                                                  --Swift.

   2. To apply the mind to books or learning. --Shak.

   3. To endeavor diligently; to be zealous. --1 Thes. iv. 11.

Source : WordNet®

studying
     n : reading carefully with intent to remember [syn: {perusal}, {perusing},
          {poring over}]