Contents -AUTHOR INDEX -BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD

Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.

Class V. Words Releasing to the Voluntary Powers
Division (I) Individual Volition
Section II. Prospective Volition
3. Precursory Measures

675. Essay.

   NOUN:ESSAY, trial, endeavor, attempt; aim, struggle, venture, adventure, speculation, coup d’essai [F.], début [F.]; probation (experiment) [See Experiment].
   VERB:TRY, essay; experiment [See Experiment]; endeavor, strive; tempt, attempt, make an attempt; venture, adventure, speculate, take one’s chance, tempt fortune; try one’s -fortune, – luck, – hand; use one’s endeavor; feel -, grope -, pick- one’s way.
  try hard, push, make a bold push, use one’s best endeavor; do one’s best (exertion) [See Exertion].
   ADJECTIVE:ESSAYING &c. v.; experimental [See Experiment]; tentative, empirical, problematic or problematical, probationary.
   ADVERB:EXPERIMENTALLY &c. adj.; on trial, at a venture; by rule of thumb.
  if one may be so bold.
   QUOTATIONS:

1. Aut non tentaris aut perfice.—Ovid
2. Chi non s’arrischia non guadagna.
3. I’ll try anything once.