(authorship) A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject. / (obsolete) A test, experiment; an assay. / (now rare) An attempt.

(dated, transitive) To try. / (intransitive) To move forth, as into battle.

plural of essay

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of essay

simple past tense and past participle of essay

present participle of essay

An attempt; a try.

plural of essaying

a series of photographs, sometimes with text, that narrates a story

Alternative spelling of photo essay