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essayed

verb
Saye-SAYD/ɛˈseɪd/

1 meaning of essayed

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of essay. Use this form for an attempt that already happened.

    She essayed a smile even though she felt like crying.

    He essayed his first dive off the high board today.

    Note

essayed is a form of essay

essay, verb: To move forward, as soldiers do when going into battle. Full entry

Forms
essayessays he/she/itessaying -ing formessayed past tense, past participle
Spelling
essay → essayed: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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