essay

Roget category 675

5. Words relating to the voluntary powers
› 5.2. Prospective volition
›› 5.2.3. Precursory measures

#675. Essay

noun

essay, trial, endeavor, attempt — aim, struggle, venture, adventure, speculation, coup d'essai [Fr.], debut — probation etc. (experiment) 463.

verb

try, essay — experiment etc. 463 — endeavor, strive — tempt, attempt, make an attempt — venture, adventure, speculate, take one's chance, tempt fortune — try one's fortune, try one's luck, try one's hand — use one's endeavor — feel one's way, grope one's way, pick one's way.
try hard, push, make a bold push, use one's best endeavor — do one's best etc. (exertion) 686.

adjective

essaying etc. v. — experimental etc. 463 — tentative, empirical, probationary.

adverb

experimentally etc. adj. — on trial, at a venture — by rule of thumb.
if one may be so bold.

phrase

aut non tentaris aut perfice [Lat.] [Ovid]; chi non s'arrischia non guadagna [Fr.].

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