essayer — meaning in English

English meaning

• attempt verb To try to do something, especially something difficult, without guaranteed success.
• try verb To make an attempt at doing something.

Senses

essayer is used for these senses in English:

• attempt (archaic) To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.
• try To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.
• try To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms.
• try on (transitive) To test the look or fit of (a garment) by wearing it.
• try out (transitive) To test (something) to see how it works or whether it is suitable.

attempt — full definition

1. verb To try to do something, especially something difficult, without guaranteed success.
2. noun An effort to do something, especially one that may fail.

try — full definition

1. verb To make an attempt at doing something.
2. verb To test something out, such as by tasting or using it.
3. verb In law, to hold a legal hearing to decide a case.
4. noun An attempt.
5. noun In rugby, a score made by touching the ball down over the opponent's goal line.

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