1. essay - noun
· an analytic or interpretive literary composition
Hypernym(s): writing, written_material, piece_of_writing
2. essay - noun
· a tentative attempt
Hypernym(s): attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
3. essay - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): try, seek, attempt, assay
4. essay - verb
· put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
Synonym(s): test, prove, try, try_out, examine
Hypernym(s): evaluate, pass_judgment, judge
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