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sample

/ˈsæm.pəl/noun, verb2 syllables

Sample means: take a sample of.

Synonyms for sample7

noun, as in items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population

sample distribution, sampling

verb, as in take a sample of

try, try out, taste

also used for sample

example, specimen

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What does sample mean?4

verb

1

take a sample of“Try these new crackers”

noun

1

items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population

2

a small part of something intended as representative of the whole

3

all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sample?2

two syllables

three syllables

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Sample in a sentence

  • However, the color was different from the sample color in your catalog.unknown
  • If you would like to have a sample, please let us know.CK
  • At the hospital, they took a sample of my blood for analysis.AlanF_US
  • If you don't wash your hand before working, you'll contaminate the samples.Zurich899
  • Comet scientists are like archaeologists, studying old samples to understand the past.Hybrid
  • Sami tried a few samples, but he didn't buy.OsoHombre
  • They were, though, badly wrong because their samples were skewed.Cangarejo
  • The doctor analyzed the blood sample for anemia.vxern

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Forms of sample

as a noun

plural
samples

as a verb

past tense
sampled
present participle
sampling
third-person singular
samples
past participle
sampled