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To attempt or try to do (something)
“The spectators essay a smile in order to draw him into their confidence, but their overtures are met with a stolid immobility of feature.”
To hope for, or aspire to, a goal or dream
To begin doing something
To energetically devote, or begin devoting, effort to something
To engage or contend against other competitors in a contest
To suggest or put forward, especially something which may be considered audacious
To take a risk or chance on
Plural for a short piece of writing on a particular subject
“Each section centers around a theme and is introduced with a short essay by one of the editors.”
Plural for an attempt or effort to achieve something
“Here I made my first real essay at cooking. My eyes sympathized with the smoke, I sweat terribly, but the boys pronounced the bean soup superb.”
(rare) Plural for a test or experiment to make a determination
“An essay was conducted to determine the presence of a breast cancer gene.”
Plural for written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit
Plural for a procedure undertaken to make a discovery, especially for scientific purposes
Plural for a written or printed work consisting of pages bound together
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