# studies

Pronunciation: say "STUD-eez" /ˈstʌdiz/

## Noun

1. Plural of study. — plural of study
   - Simple: Plural of study. Use this form when you mean more than one.
   - _Recent studies link regular sleep to better memory._
   - _The university funded three new studies this year._
3. An academic discipline organized around a named subject area, as in media studies or religious studies.
   - Simple: A school or college subject focused on one main topic, like media or peace.
   - _He enrolled in environmental studies at the state university._
   - _Gender studies draws on history, sociology, and literature._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of study. — third-person singular simple present indicative of study
   - Simple: Third-person singular of study. Use this when you say what one other person does now.
   - _My sister studies birds in the coastal wetlands._
   - _The committee studies each proposal before it votes._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/studies (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).