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单词 essays
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essay

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noun

es·​say ˈe-ˌsā How to pronounce essay (audio)
senses 2, 3 & 4 also
e-ˈsā How to pronounce essay (audio)
1
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
a photographic essay
2
a
: effort, attempt
especially : an initial tentative effort
b
: the result or product of an attempt
3
: a proof of an unaccepted design for a stamp or piece of paper money
4
obsolete : trial, test

essay

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verb

es·​say e-ˈsā How to pronounce essay (audio)
ə-ˈsā,
ˈe-ˌsā How to pronounce essay (audio)
essayed; essaying; essays

transitive verb

1
: to make an often tentative or experimental effort to perform : try
2
: to put to a test
essayer noun

Synonyms

Noun

  • article
  • composition
  • paper
  • theme

Verb

  • assay
  • attempt
  • endeavor
  • seek
  • strive
  • try
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Example Sentences

Noun 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 The book is a collection of his previously unpublished essays on a variety of topics. Verb There is no hint as to which of the approaches essayed in this book will prove most useful. he had been in gymnastics for some time before he even considered essaying that move
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The public can nominate a potential hall of famer online with an essay of 50 words or fewer, explaining why someone is worthy of the honor. Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2022 In September of 2021, a group of current and former Blue Origin employees penned a collective essay accusing the company of a toxic work environment, as well as alleging safety issues. Loren Grush, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2022 Anne Applebaum, a historian of the Gulag, has written an essay for The Atlantic on the psychology of collaborating with authoritarianism, with the Trumpist example in the foreground of her vision. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022 Here are the sixth through eighth grade essay contest winners for the 2021-22 year. Hartford Courant, 9 Sep. 2022 Critic Elvis Mitchell makes his directorial debut with this Netflix essay-documentary about Black filmmaking in the ‘70s — not just Blaxploitation, but also the work of Charles Burnett, Ivan Dixon, and others. Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022 Before the committee decided to overturn the ban, Olympic swimmer Alice Dearing, an ambassador for the swim cap company, penned a thoughtful essay for The Guardian on how the rule put her and other Black swimmers at a disadvantage. Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022 This essay was intended merely to explain the importance of these tasks. Norman B. Gildin, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 The book has a typically brilliant essay from Questlove on discovering the band through their call and response with African-American music: fun, rap, soul. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2022
Verb
Leah Stokes, an associate professor of political science at UC Santa Barbara, wrote in a New York Times guest essay that the stakes of further delay could not be higher. Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022 And the idea of this superhero factory peaking as a commercial juggernaut must be appealing to people who printed and framed that Martin Scorsese essay about the difference between Marvel movies and cinematic art. Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2022 But as his career progressed over the decades, Caan would repeatedly essay characters with a penchant for violence. Carmel Dagan, Variety, 7 July 2022 But as his career progressed over the decades, Caan would repeatedly essay characters with a penchant for violence. Carmel Dagan, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2022 Why not essay contests in high schools and community colleges on the benefits of voting, with scholarships for the winners? Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2022 Youth Speak Out, essay writing for individual students, and Youth Sing Out, songwriting for classrooms. Carol Kovach, cleveland, 26 Apr. 2022 These are the full contest rules for Outside’s survival stories essay contest. The Editors, Outside Online, 22 Sep. 2021 Meyers Taylor wrote in a recent USA Today essay that competing in the Beijing Olympics, despite human-rights concerns in the country, was important to her. Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle French essai, ultimately from Late Latin exagium act of weighing, from Latin ex- + agere to drive — more at agent

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

essay

noun

es·​say ˈe-ˌsā How to pronounce essay (audio)
: a short piece of writing that tells a person's thoughts or opinions about a subject

essays 1 of 2

noun

plural of essay
1
as in articles
a short piece of writing typically expressing a point of view school essays on what it means to be a patriot

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • articles
  • papers
  • dissertations
  • themes
  • commentaries
  • editorials
  • treatises
  • compositions
  • columns
  • reports
  • studies
  • theses
  • features
  • write-ups
  • discourses
  • discussions
  • prolegomena
  • reviews
  • tracts
  • causeries
  • expositions
2
as in attempts
an effort to do or accomplish something my first essay at baking a cake did not go well

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • attempts
  • tries
  • endeavors
  • goes
  • stabs
  • bids
  • assays
  • offers
  • shots
  • trials
  • passes
  • undertakings
  • strivings
  • flings
  • struggles
  • cracks
  • bashes
  • whacks
  • whirls
  • throes
  • trial and errors
3
as in tests
a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty a little homemade essay to determine the easiest way to strip the paint from the bookcase

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • tests
  • experiments
  • experimentations
  • trials
  • exercises
  • efforts
  • tries
  • practices
  • attempts
  • ordeals
  • rehearsals
  • crucibles
  • workouts
  • tryouts
  • trial and errors
  • dry runs
  • practises
  • shakedowns

essays

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verb

present tense third-person singular of essay
as in tries
to make an effort to do he had been in gymnastics for some time before he even considered essaying that move

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • attempts
  • tries
  • endeavors
  • strives
  • assays
  • seeks
  • has a go at
  • works
  • shoots at
  • shoots for
  • struggles
  • hopes
  • troubles
  • tries one's hand (at)
  • toils
  • fights
  • aims
  • strains
  • undertakes
  • aspires
  • takes up
  • assumes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • drops
  • gives up
  • quits
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