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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
sample
/sæːm.pəl/
verb1 of 2
to try something to see if you like it (e.g., food)
- “In this semester, students study and apply statistical sampling techniques.”Tatoeba
- “We have to send the samples in for testing.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)