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1es·say transitive verb \e-ˈsā, ə-ˈsā, ˈe-ˌsā\
Definition of ESSAY
1
: to put to a test
2
: to make an often tentative or experimental effort to perform : try
— es·say·er noun
Examples of ESSAY
There is no hint as to which of the approaches essayed in this book will prove most useful.
First Known Use of ESSAY
14th century
Related to ESSAY
Synonyms assay, endeavor, attempt, seek, strive, try
Related Words fight, strain, struggle, toil, trouble, work; aim, aspire, hope; assume, take up, undertake
Near Antonyms drop, give up, quit
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Rhymes with ESSAY abbé, affray, agley, airplay, airway, aisleway, all-day, allay, allée, Angers, Anhui, archway, array, ashtray, assay, astray, Augier, away...
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2es·say noun \ˈe-ˌsā; senses 1, 2 & 4 also e-ˈsā\
Definition of ESSAY
1
: trial, test
2
a : effort, attempt; especially : an initial tentative effort b : the result or product of an attempt
3
a : an analytic or interpretative literary composition usually dealing with its subject from a limited or personal point of view b : something resembling such a composition
4
: a proof of an unaccepted design for a stamp or piece of paper money
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Examples of ESSAY
Your assignment is to write a 500-word essay on one of Shakespeare's sonnets. The book is a collection of his previously unpublished essays on a variety of topics.
Origin of ESSAY
Middle French essai, ultimately from Late Latin