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verb as in try, attempt
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- have a crack
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But nothing they essayed could fully drown out the keening of their lust to return to high office.
Lily Pendleton was known to have once essayed an erotic novel, and had read a few chapters to some of her closer friends.
Every time the Confederates essayed to charge they were met with such a storm of shot and shell that they went reeling back.
The bishop emitted lamentable cries and essayed to resist the men who were dragging him into the donjon.
She essayed to sew, and stitched up a seam wrong side out, and ran the point of the needle under her finger nail.
The rock here being of various degrees of density, the waters had essayed a thousand channels.
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Essayed is the past tense form of the verb "essay," which means to attempt, try, or undertake a task or activity, typically requiring some thought, effort, or skill. It refers to the act of writing or composing an essay, which is a short piece of non-fictional writing that presents a focused argument or analysis on a particular topic.
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a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject, usually in prose and generally analytic, speculative, or interpretative.
anything resembling such a composition: a picture essay.
an effort to perform or accomplish something; attempt.
Philately . a design for a proposed stamp differing in any way from the design of the stamp as issued.
Obsolete . a tentative effort; trial; assay.
to try; attempt.
to put to the test; make trial of.
Origin of essay
Other words from essay.
- es·say·er, noun
- pre·es·say, verb (used without object)
- un·es·sayed, adjective
- well-es·sayed, adjective
Words that may be confused with essay
- assay , essay
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How to use essay in a sentence
As several of my colleagues commented, the result is good enough that it could pass for an essay written by a first-year undergraduate, and even get a pretty decent grade.
GPT-3 also raises concerns about the future of essay writing in the education system.
This little essay helps focus on self-knowledge in what you’re best at, and how you should prioritize your time.
As Steven Feldstein argues in the opening essay , technonationalism plays a part in the strengthening of other autocracies too.
He’s written a collection of essays on civil engineering life titled Bridginess, and to this day he and Lauren go on “bridge dates,” where they enjoy a meal and admire the view of a nearby span.
I think a certain kind of compelling essay has a piece of that.
The current attack on the Jews,” he wrote in a 1937 essay , “targets not just this people of 15 million but mankind as such.
The impulse to interpret seems to me what makes personal essay writing compelling.
To be honest, I think a lot of good essay writing comes out of that.
Someone recently sent me an old Joan Didion essay on self-respect that appeared in Vogue.
There is more of the uplifted forefinger and the reiterated point than I should have allowed myself in an essay .
Consequently he was able to turn in a clear essay upon the subject, which, upon examination, the king found to be free from error.
It is no part of the present essay to attempt to detail the particulars of a code of social legislation.
But angels and ministers of grace defend us from ministers of religion who essay art criticism!
It is fit that the imagination, which is free to go through all things, should essay such excursions.
British Dictionary definitions for essay
a short literary composition dealing with a subject analytically or speculatively
an attempt or endeavour; effort
a test or trial
to attempt or endeavour; try
to test or try out
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Cultural definitions for essay
A short piece of writing on one subject, usually presenting the author's own views. Michel de Montaigne , Francis Bacon (see also Bacon ), and Ralph Waldo Emerson are celebrated for their essays.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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- A rapid method of assaying samples was essential .
- Some ore cannot be assayed by conventional means .
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Where can Marvel take Tom Holland’s fourth Spider-Man film?
The MCU’s wall-crawler is swinging into a fourth headline film, but trading multiverse madness for street-level antics could see your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man turn emo – again
W here do you go when you have taken everyone’s favourite friendly neighbourhood wall-crawler from the streets of Queens to space, the multiverse and beyond? That’s the question facing Marvel as the studio ponders quite what to do next with Tom Holland’s Spider-Man, who looks as if he might finally be getting that fourth headline big screen outing , just as we all need him more than ever before.
Rumour suggests the ever-reliable Justin Lin is being lined up to take charge of the next episode in Peter Parker’s adventures. The subscription-only The Insneider suggests the new movie will shoot in September or October, with Holland returning as a newly isolated Spidey living in a world where nobody knows his identity, after the climactic events of Spider-Man: No Way Home. Naturally, Zendaya’s MJ will also be returning, and it’s likely we’ll also see Jacob Batalon’s Ned.
The new beginning for Spider-Man means we could easily imagine him engaged in the kind of street-level antics that some of the greatest Marvel comics have essayed over the decades, perhaps taking on the likes of Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin, or a new version of the Green Goblin (though who wouldn’t prefer to see Willem Dafoe somehow returning to the role). On the other hand, there could be more multiversal excursions in the company of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield’s alternate reality Spider-Men, though you wonder if that’s a trick that can’t be pulled off too regularly before feeling tired.
If MJ really is returning, there will need to be a catalyst for the restoration of her memories of Peter. Given that Doctor Strange seems to know who Spider-Man is in Multiverse of Madness , despite magicking up a reality in which everyone has forgotten the wall-crawler’s true identity, it seems likely that there are ways around this sinister spell. Even if that’s not the case, we would do well to remember that most Spider-Man stories work perfectly well with an incognito Parker – it is only recently in the movies (after Jake Gyllenhaal’s Mysterio told the whole world who he was) that this well-worn trope has been turned on its head.
It would be just like Marvel at its insouciant, irreverent best to resolve the “MJ doesn’t know who Spider-Man is” issue in the new episode’s first five minutes, therefore avoiding at least an hour of will she, won’t she, work out who he is shenanigans, as per a dozen superhero flicks of the past – notably the Richard Donner cut of Superman II .
Alternatively, the studio could lean into the idea that Peter Parker no longer exists, as far as the wider world is aware, but Spider-Man himself remains a going concern. That feels like a strange and lonely existence for the webslinger, who has always seemed happiest in the company of others. There have even been rumours that compare the new Parker to Robert Pattinson’s languid and isolated Bruce Wayne in The Batman , and while it was an utterly bizarre and brilliant superhero flick that Matt Reeves delivered, the idea of a moody Spidey episode feels a little too close to Maguire’s terrible emo swaggering in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 to be an entirely comforting prospect.
In many ways, it feels as if Holland’s Spider-Man has simply done too much, too young – he is still supposed to be in his teens during the events of No Way Home, despite the actor himself being 27 – to suddenly become a figure who’s only purpose is to keep the streets of New York clean of criminals. This is a guy who broke the multiverse and helped bring down Thanos. What exactly was the point of showing him Stark-teched up to the max in Far from Home, if Spider-Man 2.0 is going to become such a diminished, down-to-earth champion of the weak?
Don’t get me wrong. I adore everyone’s friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man as much as the next slavering Marvel fan, and would happily watch him bickering with J Jonah Jameson and rescuing MJ from burning buildings for another trilogy of movies. But one of the reasons Holland’s wall-crawler stands out from his predecessors is that he exists in a much, much bigger world than any we ever saw in the Sony movies. Is making him, once again, a giant Spidey-fish in a tiny NYC arachno-pond really the way forward?
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- investigated
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The meaning of ESSAY is an analytic or interpretative literary composition usually dealing with its subject from a limited or personal point of view. How to use essay in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Essay.
ESSAYED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of essay 2. to try to do something: . Learn more.
ESSAYED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of essay 2. to try to do something: . Learn more.
Synonyms for ESSAYED: tried, attempted, sought, endeavored, assayed, strived, strove, wrought; Antonyms of ESSAYED: dropped, quit, gave up, quitted
The word "essayed" is the past tense of the verb "essay," which means to attempt or try. When using "essayed," it is essential to remember that it conveys the act of making an effort or endeavoring to do something. This word is commonly used to describe the act of writing or composing an essay, but it can also be employed in a ...
Define essayed. essayed synonyms, essayed pronunciation, essayed translation, English dictionary definition of essayed. try; subject to a test; a short literary composition: She wrote an essay for her final exam.
Essayed definition: Simple past tense and past participle of essay. .
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noun (ˈɛseɪ , for senses 2, 3 also ɛˈseɪ ) 1. a short literary composition dealing with a subject analytically or speculatively. 2. an attempt or endeavour; effort. 3. a test or trial. verb (ɛˈseɪ ) (transitive) 4.
ESSAY meaning: 1. a short piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one done by students as part of the…. Learn more.
Britannica Dictionary definition of ESSAY. [+ object] formal. : to try to do, perform, or deal with (something) He at first essayed [= tried, attempted] a career as a writer. There is no hint as to which of the approaches essayed in this book will prove most useful. — sometimes followed by to + verb. He essayed [= tried, attempted] to restore ...
A composition that is usually short and has a literary theme is called an essay. You should probably start writing your essay on "To Kill a Mockingbird" sometime before the bus ride to school the day it is due.
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past simple essayed ... Word Origin late 15th cent. (as a verb in the sense 'test the quality of'): alteration of assay, by association with Old French essayer, based on late Latin exagium 'weighing', from the base of exigere 'ascertain, weigh'; the noun (late 16th cent.) is from Old French essai 'trial'.
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You might also know that essay can be a verb, with its most common meaning being "to try, attempt, or undertake":. A very close approach to the evil of Idi Amin is essayed in Giles Foden's 1998 novel The Last King of Scotland, whose narrator is the Scottish personal physician to the dictator. — Norman Rush, The New York Review of Books, 7 Oct. 2004 The principal accidents she remembers ...
Essayed. Today's crossword puzzle clue is a quick one: Essayed. We will try to find the right answer to this particular crossword clue. Here are the possible solutions for "Essayed" clue. It was last seen in British quick crossword. We have 1 possible answer in our database.
assay: [verb] to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components. to judge the worth of : estimate.
In the 2004 action movie Aan: Men At Work, actor Akshay Kumar essayed the role of DCP Hari Om Patnaik, which was inspired by the life of the Patnaik. A no-nonsense and dare-devil officer, Patnaik ...
ASSAYED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of assay 2. to examine a substance to find out how pure it is or…. Learn more.
The new beginning for Spider-Man means we could easily imagine him engaged in the kind of street-level antics that some of the greatest Marvel comics have essayed over the decades, perhaps taking ...
Synonyms for ASSAYED: analyzed, dissected, assessed, examined, investigated, diagnosed, evaluated, divided; Antonyms of ASSAYED: synthesized, integrated, aggregated ...