study vs reflect

reflect vs study

study is a noun but reflect is not a noun.

study and reflect both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
study	Yes	No	Yes	No
reflect	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, reflect is a hypernym of study; that is, reflect is a word with a broader meaning than study:

study: give careful consideration to
reflect: reflect deeply on a subject

Other hypernyms of study include chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, ruminate, speculate, think over.

study (noun)	reflect (noun)
a detailed critical inspection
a room used for reading and writing and studying
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
attentive consideration and meditation
a branch of knowledge
applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
a state of deep mental absorption
a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique
someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)

study (verb)	reflect (verb)
be a student of a certain subject	reflect deeply on a subject
learn by reading books	give evidence of the quality of
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning	give evidence of a certain behavior
be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning	to throw or bend back (from a surface)
think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes	manifest or bring back
give careful consideration to	show an image of
	be bright by reflecting or casting light

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