Definitions for essay
Overview of noun essay
The noun essay has 2 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (13) essay
(an analytic or interpretive literary composition)
2. (2) essay
(a tentative attempt)
Overview of verb essay
The verb essay has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) 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")
2. 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")
