essayer

es·say

E0216400 (ĕs′ā′, ĕ-sā′)n.1. (ĕs′ā′)a. A short literary composition on a single subject, usually presenting the personal view of the author.b. Something resembling such a composition: a photojournalistic essay.2. A testing or trial of the value or nature of a thing: an essay of the students' capabilities.3. An initial attempt or endeavor, especially a tentative attempt.tr.v. (ĕ-sā′, ĕs′ā′) es·sayed, es·say·ing, es·says 1. To make an attempt at; try.2. To subject to a test.

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[French essai, trial, attempt, from Old French, from essayer, to attempt, from Vulgar Latin *exagiāre, to weigh out, from Late Latin exagium, a weighing : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots. V., from Middle English assaien, from Old French assaer, assaier, variant of essayer.]

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es·say′er n.

essayer

(ˈɛseɪə) na person who attempts or tries

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essayer - one who tries attempter, trierindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"