"essay" meaning in 英語

See essay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: ˈɛˌseɪ, ɛˈseɪ, ˈɛˌseɪ Forms: essays [plural]
  1. 随筆。エッセー。
    Sense id: ja-essay-en-noun-VUXr-p5F Categories (other): 英語 文学 Topics: literature
  2. 小論。作文。
    Sense id: ja-essay-en-noun-bG00-6NE
  3. 試み。企て。 Tags: rare
    Sense id: ja-essay-en-noun-Gn-zRsqQ Categories (other): 英語 稀用
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: photo essay

Verb

IPA: ˈɛˌseɪ Forms: essays [third-person, singular, present], essaying [present, participle], essayed [past, participle]
  1. 試す。試みる。 Tags: dated, transitive
    Sense id: ja-essay-en-verb-l6yOg-nF Categories (other): 英語 他動詞, 英語 古用法
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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    "16世紀後期より。中期フランス語essay, essai < 古フランス語essay, essai, assay, assai < ラテン語exagium < exigere + -ium"
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      "ipa": "ˈɛˌseɪ"
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      "ipa": "ˈɛˌseɪ"
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        "試す。試みる。"
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    "16世紀後期より。中期フランス語essay, essai < 古フランス語essay, essai, assay, assai < ラテン語exagium < exigere + -ium"
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        "随筆。エッセー。"
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        "小論。作文。"
      ]
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        "試み。企て。"
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      "ipa": "ˈɛˌseɪ"
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      "ipa": "ˈɛˌseɪ"
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