assay
verb (used with object)
to examine or analyze.
has assayed
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present perfectof assay (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Given the two roles she has assayed on TV--the streetwise naif Adriana on The Sopranos and the tough-tawking Gina, the hairdresser sister of Matt LeBlanc's character on Joey--Drea de Matteo in person is shocking.
From Time Magazine Archive
He has assayed the holy fools of French history and literature: Danton, Tartuffe and, in a recent triumph playing in the U.S.,
From Time Magazine Archive
