Essaie (en. Try)

/ɛ.se.j/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

To attempt to do something.

I'm trying to learn French.

J'essaie d'apprendre le français.

To put to the test.

She's trying a new recipe tonight.

Elle essaie une nouvelle recette ce soir.

To make an attempt.

He is trying to solve the problem.

Il essaie de résoudre le problème.

From the old verb 'essayer', derived from the Latin 'exagere', meaning 'to put to the test'.

to make a trial

To attempt something to verify the result.

faire un essai

to try to

To try to carry out an action.

essayer de

on a trial basis

For a period of evaluation.

à l'essai

trial

Act of attempting something or evaluation.

essai

attempt

Difficult or uncertain trial.

tente

experience

Practical test to verify a hypothesis.

expérience

To try something without much conviction.

I'm just going to give it a try, we'll see.

Je vais juste faire un essai, on verra bien.

To attempt a casual approach.

Come on, try this, it costs nothing.

Allez, essaie ça, ça ne coûte rien.