to swot up a subject

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• SWOT analysis — is a strategic planning method used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture. It involves specifying the objective of the business venture or project and identifying the… …   Wikipedia

• swot something up — ˌswot sthˈup | ˌswot ˈup on sth derived (BrE, informal) to study a particular subject very hard, especially in order to prepare for an exam • Make sure you swot up on the company before the interview. Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• swot up on something — ˌswot sthˈup | ˌswot ˈup on sth derived (BrE, informal) to study a particular subject very hard, especially in order to prepare for an exam • Make sure you swot up on the company before the interview. Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• swot — swot1 [swɔt US swa:t] n BrE informal someone who spends too much time studying and seems to have no other interests used in order to show disapproval >swotty adj swot 2 swot2 past tense and past participle swotted present participle swotting v …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• swot — 1 noun (C) BrE informal someone who spends too much time studying and seems to have no other interests swotty adjective 2 verb (I) BrE informal to study a lot in a short time, especially for an examination; cram (3) AmE (+ for): I was busy… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• swot up on — study (a subject) intensively, esp. in preparation for something teachers spend their evenings swotting up on jargon | swot something up I ve always been interested in old furniture and I ve swotted it up a bit …   Useful english dictionary

• swot up on — verb To study particularly hard to learn a subject quickly. , Syn: bone up on …   Wiktionary

• swot — v. & n. Brit. colloq. v. (swotted, swotting) 1 intr. study assiduously. 2 tr. (often foll. by up) study (a subject) hard or hurriedly. n. 1 a person who swots. 2 a hard study. b a thing that requires this. Etymology: dial. var. of SWEAT …   Useful english dictionary

• Context analysis — is a method to analyze the environment in which a business operates. Environmental scanning mainly focuses on the macro environment of a business. But context analysis considers the entire environment of a business, its internal and external… …   Wikipedia

• Opposition research — For the West Wing episode, see Opposition Research. Part of the Politics series Political campaigning …   Wikipedia

• study — Synonyms and related words: Nachtmusik, Pap test, Walter Mitty, absence of mind, absolute music, absorbed attention, absorption, abstractedness, abstraction, academic discipline, academic specialty, adaptation, advisement, aim, air, air varie,… …   Moby Thesaurus