Found 3 items, similar to Essaying.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: essay esei, karangan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: essay essay n 1: an analytic or interpretive literary composition 2: a tentative attempt v 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” [syn: try, seek, attempt, assay] 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” [syn: test, prove, try, try out, examine]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Essaying Essay \Es*say"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Essayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Essaying.] [F. essayer. See Essay, n.] 1. To exert one's power or faculties upon; to make an effort to perform; to attempt; to endeavor; to make experiment or trial of; to try. [1913 Webster] What marvel if I thus essay to sing? --Byron. [1913 Webster] Essaying nothing she can not perform. --Emerson. [1913 Webster] A danger lest the young enthusiast . . . should essay the impossible. --J. C. Shairp. [1913 Webster] 2. To test the value and purity of (metals); to assay. See Assay. [Obs.] --Locke. [1913 Webster]