essay — ozdic

Collocations

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1

(noun.)

QUANT

collection

He spent the summer reading a collection of essays by famous philosophers.

VERB + ESSAY

do, write

My daughter needs to write an essay about climate change for her history class next week.

give in, hand in

Students must hand in their essays by Friday or they will lose marks.

ESSAY + NOUN

question, title, topic

My teacher asked us to choose an essay topic that we were genuinely interested in.

PREP

in an/the ~

The author discussed several important ideas in the essay about climate change.

~ about/on

My daughter is writing an essay about climate change for her school project.

~ by

The article was based on a thoughtful essay by a famous climate scientist.

Definitions

noun

1

A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.

In his first book since the 2008 essay collection Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature, David Quammen looks at the natural world from yet another angle: the search for the next human pandemic, what epidemiologists call “the next big one.”

2

A test, experiment; an assay.

3

An attempt.

My first essay at getting employment was fruitless; but after no small number of mortifying rebuffs from various parties to whom I applied for assistance, I was at last rewarded by a comparative success.

This was Lee's first essay in the kind of offensive-defensive strategy that was to become his hallmark.

4

A proposed design for a postage stamp or a banknote.

verb

1

To attempt or try.

Shall we essay a walk on the promenade?

He retraced his steps to the front gate, which he essayed to open.

2

To move forth, as into battle.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — make an effort or attempt

verb — put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental us

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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In his first book since the 2008 essay collection Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature, David Quammen looks at the natural world from yet another angle: the search for the next human pa

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02

My first essay at getting employment was fruitless; but after no small number of mortifying rebuffs from various parties to whom I applied for assistance, I was at last rewarded by a comparative succe

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03

This was Lee's first essay in the kind of offensive-defensive strategy that was to become his hallmark.

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04

Shall we essay a walk on the promenade?

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05

He retraced his steps to the front gate, which he essayed to open.

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06

The train took the slow to branch spur at the north end at a not much slower speed, then essayed the short sharply curved climb with a terrific roar, smoke rising straight from the chimney to a height

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, essay is marked as obsolete, archaic, dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.