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essay

/ essay /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a tentative attempt
Type of:
attempt effort endeavor
Derived:
try seek attempt assay
noun Sense 2
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
Type of:
writing written material piece of writing
Kinds of:
composition paper report theme disquisition
verb Sense 3
make an effort or attempt
"He tried to shake off his fears"
"The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"
"The police attempted to stop the thief"
"He sought to improve himself"
"She always seeks to do good in the world"
Type of:
act move
Kinds of:
take a dare pick up the gauntlet fight struggle have a go
Derived:
trier attempter essayer attempt effort
See also:
test prove try try out examine
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 4
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
"This approach has been tried with good results"
"Test this recipe"
Type of:
judge
Kinds of:
control verify float field-test
Derived:
examination exam test examen testing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
52%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
42
Times Searched
3
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attempt effort endeavor writing written material piece of writing composition paper report theme disquisition act