essays – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
essay
n.
attempt, endeavor; composition, article
v.
attempt; test, experiment
Essay
An
essay is, generally, a scholarly pieces of writing that gives the author's own
argument—but the definition is vague, overlapping with those of an
article, a
pamphlet, and a
short story.
essay
Noun
1. an analytic or interpretive literary composition
(hypernym) writing, written material, piece of writing
(hyponym) composition, paper, report, theme
2. a tentative attempt
(hypernym) attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
(derivation) try, seek, attempt, assay
Verb
1. 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) try, seek, attempt, assay
(hypernym) act, move
(hyponym) take a dare, pick up the gauntlet
2. 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) test, prove, try, try out, examine
(hypernym) judge
(hyponym) control, verify
Essay (der)
nm.
essay, composition, article
essay (de)
n.
essay, attempt, endeavor; composition, article
