essay
/ˈɛs.eɪ/noun, verb2 syllables
Essay means: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to.
Synonyms for essay8
What does essay mean?4
verb
1
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to“This approach has been tried with good results”
2
make an effort or attempt“He tried to shake off his fears”
noun
1
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
2
a tentative attempt
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with essay?60
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Essay in a sentence
- Don't hand in an essay with spelling, punctuation, grammatical or printing errors.Hybrid
- There is a lot of filler, but not much substance, in this essay.AlanF_US
- Your essay has some mistakes, but as a whole it is very good.Eldad
- Apart from a few spelling mistakes, it's a good essay.sundown
- Will you read my essay and correct the mistakes, if any?Eldad
- In addition to taking the tests, we have to hand in an essay.CK
- What can bound feet, essay-writing and opium have in common?mrtaistoi
- Her body of work consists mainly of children's literature, stories, and essays.Miktsoanit
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Forms of essay
as a noun
- plural
- essays
as a verb
- past tense
- essayed
- present participle
- essaying
- third-person singular
- essays
- past participle
- essayed