| Definitions of 'essay' |
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1. (noun) essay
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
2. (verb) essay
a tentative attempt
3. (verb) try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
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"
4. (verb) test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
"This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
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| Definitions of 'essay' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (noun) essay
an effort made, or exertion of body or mind, for the performance of anything; a trial; attempt; as, to make an essay to benefit a friend
2. (noun) essay
a composition treating of any particular subject; -- usually shorter and less methodical than a formal, finished treatise; as, an essay on the life and writings of Homer; an essay on fossils, or on commerce
3. (noun) essay
an assay. See Assay, n
4. (noun) essay
to exert one's power or faculties upon; to make an effort to perform; to attempt; to endeavor; to make experiment or trial of; to try
5. (noun) essay
to test the value and purity of (metals); to assay. See Assay
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