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essay1 [eˈseɪ] N SCHOOL, univ, LIT
essay
эссе́ nt
essay
сочине́ние nt
essay2 [ˈeseɪ] VB trans liter
essay
про́бовать
he essayed a smile
он попыта́лся улыбну́ться
Present
Iessay
youessay
he/she/itessays
weessay
youessay
theyessay
Past
Iessayed
youessayed
he/she/itessayed
weessayed
youessayed
theyessayed
Present Perfect
Ihaveessayed
youhaveessayed
he/she/ithasessayed
wehaveessayed
youhaveessayed
theyhaveessayed
Past Perfect
Ihadessayed
youhadessayed
he/she/ithadessayed
wehadessayed
youhadessayed
theyhadessayed
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he essayed a smile
он попыта́лся улыбну́ться
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
His essays often formulate this question: what is the true interest of human beings?
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She immediately seized on the medium as a novel opportunity to publish her essays on geekdom.
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He structures his essay in three parts which he numbers, each of which is a subquestion.
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Temple refused to repudiate his associates, and it was only at a much later date (1870) that he decided to withdraw his essay.
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He also published essays on literature and translating technique.
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