1. имя существительное 1) испытание, опробование, опыт, проба; проверка, тест Синоним(ы): trial, test 2) попытка; усилие Синоним(ы): attempt, endeavour, effort 3) [литературоведение] очерк, этюд, набросок; эскиз; эссе Например: to write an essay about / on something — писать эссе о чём-либо critical essay — критическое эссе Синоним(ы): composition, sketch, outline 2. глагол 1) испытывать, подвергать испытанию; пробовать; проверять на опыте Синоним(ы): try, test, assay 2) пытаться, пробовать; предпринимать попытку Синоним(ы): attempt
I. transitive verb 1. to put to a test 2. to make an often tentative or experimental effort to perform; try Synonyms: see attempt • essayer noun II. noun Etymology: Middle French essai, ultimately from Late Latin exagium act of weighing, from Latin ex- + agere to drive — more at agent 1. trial, test 2. a. effort, attempt; especially an initial tentative effort b. the result or product of an attempt 3. a. an analytic or interpretative literary composition usually dealing with its subject from a limited or personal point of view b. something resembling such a composition Example: a photographic essay 4. a proof of an unaccepted design for a stamp or piece of paper money