samplenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsɑːm.pəl/us/ˈsæm.pəl/sample noun [ C ] (SMALL AMOUNT)
B2 a small amount of something that shows you what the rest is or should be like:
C2 a small amount of a substance that a doctor or scientist collects in order to examine it:
B2 a group of people or things that is chosen out of a larger number and is asked questions or tested in order to get information about the larger group:
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- We asked a random sample of people what they thought.
- The study was carried out with such a small sample that its results are invalid
- Water samples taken from streams were analysed for contamination by chemicals.
- They looked at the blood samples under the microscope.
- The samples varied in quality but were generally acceptable.
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Samples and examples
- advertisement
- aliquot
- archetype
- benchmark
- classic
- classical
- core
- cross-section
- for instance idiom
- forerunner
- illustration
- instance
- job
- quintessence
- role model
- showpiece
- sort
- specimen
- swatch
- taste
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sample noun [ C ] (MUSIC)
a small part of a song that has been recorded and used to make a new piece of music
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Sound and image recordings
- album
- audio
- audiobook
- autotune
- B-side
- compact disc
- disc
- jewel case
- LP
- mashup
- MiniDisc
- pressing
- record
- recording
- reissue
- single
- talking book
- title track
- track
- video clip
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sampleverb [ T ]
uk/ˈsɑːm.pəl/us/ˈsæm.pəl/sample verb [ T ] (SMALL AMOUNT)
to taste a small amount of food or drink to decide if you like it:
C2 to experience a place or an activity, often for the first time:
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Eating
- al desko
- ate
- binge
- binge eating
- bite
- consume
- feast
- feast on sth
- feeder
- feeding
- finish
- gorge
- pig out
- put sth away
- scarf
- scoff
- shovel sth into your mouth idiom
- stoke
- trough
- tuck
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sample verb [ T ] (MUSIC)
specialized music to record part of a song and use the recording to make a new piece of music:
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Pop, rock & soul
- agit-pop
- band
- bhangra
- blue-eyed soul
- boy band
- dub
- Europop
- gangsta rap
- goth
- grunge
- hard rock
- heavy metal
- jungle
- pop group
- punk rock
- rock and roll
- rock chick
- rocker
- sampler
- trance
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