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essaying definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb essay 2 senses of essay Sense 1 try seek, attempt, essay, assay => take a dare, pick up the gauntlet => fight, struggle => grope => endeavor, endeavour, strive => give it a whirl, give it a try => gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance => risk, put on the line lay on the line Sense 2 test, prove, try try out examine, essay => control, verify => float => field-test Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb essay 2 senses of essay Sense 1 try seek, attempt, essay, assay => take a dare, pick up the gauntlet => fight, struggle => tug, labor, labour, push drive => strive, reach, strain => overstrain => extend oneself => kill oneself, overexert oneself => trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself => flounder => grope => endeavor, endeavour, strive => struggle => scuffle, tussle => wrestle => mudwrestle => take pains, be at pains => buck => give it a whirl, give it a try => gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance => luck it luck through => risk, put on the line lay on the line => venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize => bell the cat Sense 2 test, prove, try try out examine, essay => control, verify => float => field-test Entailment of verb essay Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb essay 2 senses of essay Sense 1 try seek, attempt, essay, assay => act move Sense 2 test, prove, try try out examine, essay => judge Familiarity of verb essay essay used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb essay Sense 1 try seek, attempt, essay, assay => act move -------------- Sense 2 test, prove, try try out examine, essay => judge -------------- 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") 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")
essaying definition
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