assay
verb (used with object)
to examine or analyze.
have assayed
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present perfectof assay.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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It seems all but a right of passage for British actors to portray Winston Churchill, with Richard Burton, Albert Finney and Timothy Spall among the many thespians who have assayed the legendary prime minister.
From Washington Times ● May 29, 2017
The first part I have told you in the three sermons past, in which I have assayed to set forth my plough, to prove what I could do.
From Sermons on the Card by Henry Morley
Many great lords have assayed with great will, many times, for to pass by those rivers towards Paradise, with full great companies.
From The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Sir John Mandeville
Sir, said the king unto Sir Galahad, here is a great marvel as ever I saw, and right good knights have assayed and failed.
From Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 2 by Sir Thomas Malory
"Sir" said the King unto him, "here is a great marvel as ever I saw, and right good knights have assayed and failed."
From Stories of King Arthur and His Knights Retold from Malory's "Morte dArthur" by U. Waldo Cutler
