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1
a
small
amount
of something that
shows
you what the rest is or should be like:
Examples:
a free
sample
of
shampoo
samples of
carpet
/
curtain
material
Please bring some samples of your work to the
interview
.
2
a
small
amount
of a
substance
that a
doctor
or
scientist
collects
in
order
to
examine
it:
Examples:
a
blood
/
urine
sample
3
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
:
Examples:
a
random
sample
of
voters
a
nationally
representative
sample
of 200
schools
4
a
small
part of a
song
that has been
recorded
and used to make a new
piece
of music
5
to
taste
a
small
amount
of
food
or
drink
to
decide
if you like it:
Examples:
As the
food
looked
so good, he
decided
to
sample
a little from each
dish
.
6
to
experience
a place or an
activity
,
often
for the first time:
Examples:
So you're going to
sample
the
delights
/
pleasures
of the new
restaurant
?
7
to
record
part of a
song
and use the
recording
to make a new
piece
of music:
Examples:
This
song
has been
heavily
sampled
.
8
a
small
amount
of something which
shows
what the rest is or should be like:
Examples:
a free
sample
a
blood
/
tissue
sample
The
booklet
contains
sample
questions
and
answers
.
9
A
sample
of people is a
small
group
that is
tested
to
obtain
information
about the
larger
group
:
Examples:
The
poll
is
based
on a
random
sample
of Montgomery
voters
.
10
to take or try a
small
amount
of something:
Examples:
He
sampled
a little of each
dish
.
Buma
sampled
opinions
from people in both
countries
.
11
a
small
amount
of a
substance
,
product
, etc. that
shows
someone thinking of
buying
it what it is like:
Examples:
a
carpet
/
fabric
/
product
sample
Write
to us and we will
send
you a free
sample
.
12
a
group
of people
chosen
from a
larger
group
, who give their
opinions
,
answer
questions
, etc. in
order
to
provide
information
about the whole
group
:
Examples:
a
sample
of sth A
sample
of three
HR
Managers
and 30
employees
was
selected
and
interviewed
.
The
marketing
poll
was
conducted
by
telephone
among a
representative
sample
of 1,136
adults
.
a
large
/
small
sample
13
a
small
amount
of a
substance
or
product
that is
tested
to find out whether it is good, whether it
contains
a
particular
substance
, etc.:
Examples:
The
investigation
into
tainted
pet
food
has
grown
to
include
tests
of 700 samples.
The next
step
will be to
build
a few
dozen
samples of each
device
and
send
them out for
testing
in both
urban
and
rural
settings
.
14
to try a
small
amount
of a
product
, or try a
service
for a
short
time, in
order
to see whether you want to
buy
it:
Examples:
On a
typical
overseas
tour
, a
buyer
could
sample
120
wines
in a day.
They are
recruiting
2,500
telephone
customers
to
sample
the
service
for 12
months
.
15
to ask for the
opinions
of a
number
of people
chosen
from a
group
, in
order
to get
information
about the whole
group
:
Examples:
The
survey
sampled
150
chief
executives
from both
large
and
small
companies
.
16
to
test
a
small
amount
of a
substance
or
product
to find out whether it is good, whether it
contains
a
particular
substance
, etc.:
Examples:
sample
sth for sth Before the
food
can be
sold
to
markets
and
stores
, the
FDA
samples
goods
for
defects
.
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