Поиск в словарях
Искать во всех

Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - essay

 

Essay

essay
n. & v. --n. 1 a composition, usu. short and in prose, on any subject. 2 (often foll. by at, in) formal an attempt. --v.tr. formal attempt, try. Derivatives essayist n. Etymology: ME f. ASSAY, assim. to F essayer ult. f. LL exagium weighing f. exigere weigh: see EXACT
Рейтинг статьи:
Комментарии:

См. в других словарях

1.
  I. transitive verb Date: 14th century to put to a test, to make an often tentative or experimental effort to perform ; try, see: attempt ~er noun II. noun see: agent Date: 14th century trial, test, 2. effort, attempt, the result or product of an attempt, 3. an analytic or interpretative literary composition usually dealing with its subject from a limited or personal point of view, something resembling such a composition , a proof of an unaccepted design for a stamp or piece of paper money ...
Толковый словарь английского языка

Вопрос-ответ:

Похожие слова

Ссылка для сайта или блога:
Ссылка для форума (bb-код):

Самые популярные термины

1
2225
2
1379
3
1249
4
1108
5
1050
6
1020
7
870
8
818
9
766
10
756
11
751
12
746
13
730
14
730
15
728
16
711
17
667
18
666
19
664
20
629