Study and learn

Many of my students face the problem that they don't know when to use study and when to use learn.

In this short blog post I'd like show some important meanings of these verbs based on Cambridge Dictionary Online.

to study

to learn about a subject, especially in an educational course or by reading books 

Next term we shall study plants and how they grow.

She's been studying for her doctorate for three years already.

to examine something very carefully

I want time to study this contract thoroughly before signing it.

Researchers have been studying how people under stress make decisions.

study (noun) – based on Oxford Dictionaries

a room used or designed for reading, writing, or academic work.

He was carefully reading the contract in his study when the woman opened the door.

to learn

to get knowledge or skill in a new subject or activity

"Can you drive?" "I'm learning." 

I've learned a lot about computers since I started work here.

to start to understand that you must change the way you behave

She'll have to learn that she can't have everything she wants.

to be told facts or information that you did not know

We were all shocked to learn of his death.

I later learnt (that) the message had never arrived.

I only learnt about the accident later.

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