essay
 es·say (ĕsʹā', ĕ-sāʹ)n.
1. (ĕsʹā')
a. A short literary composition on a single subject, usually presenting the personal view of the author.
b. Something resembling such a composition:
a photojournalistic essay.
2. A testing or trial of the value or nature of a thing:
an essay of the students' capabilities.
3. An initial attempt or endeavor, especially a tentative attempt.tr.v. es·sayed, es·say·ing, es·says (ĕ-sāʹ, ĕsʹā')
1. To make an attempt at; try.
2. To subject to a test. [French essai, trial, attempt, from Old French, from essayer, to attempt, from Vulgar Latin *exagiāre, to weigh out, from Late Latin exagium, a weighing : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin agere, to drive; See ag- in Indo-European Roots. V., from Middle English assaien from Old French assaer, assaier, variant of essayer.] es·sayʹer n.
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