sample
Definition
- n. a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
- n. all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
- v. take a sample of
Word forms
- Past participle
- sampled
- Present participle
- sampling
- Past tense
- sampled
- Third person singular
- samples
Example sentences
n.
The store offered a free sample of the new perfume to customers.
vt.
We need to sample the water from the river to check for pollution.
n.
The teacher provided a sample of the essay to help us understand the format.