read up
Gather background information
To read up is to study a subject thoroughly through reading, typically in preparation for something: I need to read up on the company before my interview.
The phrase implies deliberate research rather than casual reading, often to fill a knowledge gap: She read up on local customs before traveling.
Survey without intent
- peruseExamine in detail
- dig intoExplore or consume vigorously
- absorbTake in fully
- learnAcquire knowledge or skill
discover · familiarize · comprehend · grasp · enlighten · deep dive
Academic subject manual
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- examFormal knowledge assessment
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
syllabus · revision · curriculum · lecture · seminar · quiz · essay · thesis
Concise information session
- backgroundOne's formative experiences
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
- familiarizationBecoming acquainted with something
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
homework · overview · outline · prerequisite · agenda · roadmap · dossier · primer
List of cited works
- journalsPeriodicals or personal logs
- archivesStored historical documents
- sourcesPoints of origin
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
analysis · findings · publication · data · fieldwork · thesis · dissertation · scholarly
browse
Survey without intent
learn · discover · familiarize · comprehend · grasp · enlighten · deep dive
textbook
Academic subject manual
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- examFormal knowledge assessment
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
assignment · syllabus · revision · curriculum · lecture · seminar · quiz · essay · thesis · dissertation
briefing
Concise information session
- backgroundOne's formative experiences
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
- familiarizationBecoming acquainted with something
orientation · homework · overview · outline · prerequisite · agenda · roadmap · dossier · primer · due diligence
bibliography
List of cited works
methodology · analysis · findings · publication · data · fieldwork · thesis · dissertation · scholarly · empirical
- Reading Termspage turner, cover to cover, bookworm, fine print, bedtime story
- getting readyget ready, readying, be prepared, equipping, prep time
read upskim
Pass over lightly
scan · browse · flip through · glance over · leaf through
read, up, reading, reader, reads, unread, misread, readable, readers