• v.
    ⦿make an effort or attempt
    lexical concept
  • He sought to improve himself
  • He tried to shake off his fears
  • She always seeks to do good in the world
  • The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps
  • The police attempted to stop the thief

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechverb
ontolex:lexicalized senseenl:essay
wn:interlingual indexili:i34354
wn:eq synonymdn:forsøge§1prøve2§1

Other

dc:Subjectverb.social
skos:is in schemeOpen English WordNet
rdfs:label
  • essay
  • assayattemptessayseektry