STUDY (3)

Stud″y, v. t. 1. 1. To apply the mind to; to read and examine for the purpose of learning and understanding; as, to study law or theology; to study languages.
2. 2. To consider attentively; to examine closely; as, to study the work of nature.
Study thyself; what rank or what degree The wise Creator has ordained for thee. Dryden. 3. 3. To form or arrange by previous thought; to con over, as in committing to memory; as, to study a speech.
4. 4. To make an object of study; to aim at sedulously; to devote one's thoughts to; as, to study the welfare of others; to study variety in composition.
For their heart studieth destruction. Prov. xxiv. 2.