0 past simple and past participle of essay --
1 to try to do something: --
The procedure was first essayed in 1923.
In this heroine-centric film, she essayed two roles for the first time.
Later he essayed the role of a villain in many films of the 60s, 70s and 80s.
In this film, he essayed a double role, one as a thief and the other as a police officer.
Anjali essayed the role of a bold and dominating nurse, with critics again heaping praise on her performance.
During this period, he essayed different kinds of roles.
The cast remained the same in every episode, although they played different characters as each episode essayed a different story.
No circus ever furnished a better show in its mule-riding department than we enjoyed when those two hundred infantrymen essayed their first mount.
The squadron essayed further action on the enemy forces after nightfall and achieved considerable success; indeed, it returned to base with sixty prisoners of war.
