The meaning of Essaying

Essaying – definition

verb
Attempt or try.
Usage examples:
Donald essayed a smile
Synonims:
Attempt Make an attempt at Try Strive Aim Venture Endeavour Seek Set out Do one's best Do all one can Do one's utmost Make an effort Make every effort Spare no effort Give one's all Take it o

noun
A short piece of writing on a particular subject.
Usage examples:
Apart from the novels, sundara ramaswamy has written several short stories and essays on literary c…

noun
An attempt or effort.
Usage examples:
A misjudged essay in job preservation

verb
Present participle of essay
Usage examples:
The procedure was first essayed in 1923.

Essaying translation into English

Essaying: translate from English into Chinese

散文, 尝试, 企图

Essaying: translate from English into Dutch

Essayeren, Pogen, Beproeven, Toetsen, Op de proef stellen, Bespeuren

Essaying: translate from English into French

Essayer, Tenter

Essaying: translate from English into German

Essaying, Ausprobieren

Essaying: translate from English into Hindi

निबंध, प्रयास करना, परखना

Essaying: translate from English into Italian

Saggiare, Tentare, Provare, Cimentarsi

Essaying: translate from English into Korean

에세이, 시도하다, ...하려고 하다

Essaying: translate from English into Russian

Сочинение, Подвергать испытанию, Пытаться, Испытывать

Essaying: translate from English into Spanish

Ensayando, Ensayar, Escribir un ensayo

Word origin

late 15th century (as a verb in the sense ‘test the quality of’): alteration of assay, by association with Old French essayer, based on late Latin exagium ‘weighing’, from the base of exigere

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Essaying synonims

aim

verb
Point or direct (a weapon or camera) at a target.
Usage examples:
Aim the camcorder at some suitable object

noun
A purpose or intention; a desired outcome.
Usage examples:
Our primary aim is to achieve financial discipline

abbreviation
Alternative investment market (a subsidiary market of the london stock exchange that allows small companies to be traded without the expense of a full market listing).

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attempt

verb
Make an effort to achieve or complete (something difficult).
Usage examples:
She attempted a comeback in 2001

noun
An effort to achieve or complete a difficult task or action.
Usage examples:
An attempt to halt the bombings

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endeavour

verb
Try hard to do or achieve something.
Usage examples:
He is endeavouring to help the third world

noun
An attempt to achieve a goal.
Usage examples:
An endeavour to reduce serious injury

verb
To try to do something
Usage examples:
Engineers are endeavouring to locate the source of the problem., in spite of our best endeavours, i…

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seek

verb
Attempt to find (something).
Usage examples:
They came here to seek shelter from biting winter winds

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set out

phrasal verb
Begin a journey.
Usage examples:
We set out from new york on friday for egypt

phrasal verb
Arrange or display something in a particular order or position.
Usage examples:
They had a picnic by the river where there was a jetty and rustic tables and chairs set out

phrasal verb
To start a journey
Usage examples:
What time will we have to set off for grandma's house tomorrow?, jenny set off down the road on her…

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strive

verb
Make great efforts to achieve or obtain something.
Usage examples:
National movements were striving for independence

verb
To try hard to do something or make something happen, esp. for a long time or against difficulties
Usage examples:
[ + to infinitive ] neither jefferson nor madison was a pacifist, though both strove to keep americ…

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try

verb
Make an attempt or effort to do something.
Usage examples:
He tried to regain his breath

noun
An effort to accomplish something; an attempt.
Usage examples:
He got his membership card on his third try

abbreviation
Turkish lira (or lire).

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venture

noun
A risky or daring journey or undertaking.
Usage examples:
Pioneering ventures into little-known waters

verb
Undertake a risky or daring journey or course of action.
Usage examples:
She ventured out into the blizzard

noun
An activity or plan of action, often in business, that involves risk or uncertainty
Usage examples:
His most recent business venture ended in bankruptcy., [ i always + adv/prep ] he wanted to venture…

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